Monticello, Arkansas | |
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City of Monticello | |
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![]() Location in Drew County and Arkansas | |
Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 33°37′38″N 91°47′38″W / 33.62722°N 91.79389°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Drew |
Township | Marion |
Founded | December 18, 1849 |
Incorporated | December 20, 1852 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Council | City Council |
Area | |
• Total | 10.74 sq mi (27.82 km2) |
• Land | 10.72 sq mi (27.78 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,442 |
• Density | 787.13/sq mi (303.91/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 71655 |
Area code | 870 |
FIPS code | 05-46580 |
GNIS feature ID | 2404290[2] |
Highways | |
Website | www |
Monticello (/ˌmɒntɪˈsɛloʊ/ MON-tiss-EL-oh) is a college town in, and the county seat of, Drew County, Arkansas.[3] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,467.[4] Founded in 1849 in the Arkansas Timberlands near the Arkansas Delta region, the city has long been a commercial, cultural and educational hub for southeast Arkansas. With a historically agriculture- and silviculture-based economy, it has diversified to include growth from the medical sector and the University of Arkansas at Monticello.