Phillips County, Arkansas

Phillips County
County
Phillips County courthouse in Helena-West Helena
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°23′25″N 90°52′11″W / 34.390277777778°N 90.869722222222°W / 34.390277777778; -90.869722222222
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	May 1, 1820
Named for	Sylvanus Phillips
Seat	Helena-West Helena
Largest city	Helena-West Helena
Area
• Total	727 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Land	696 sq mi (1,800 km2)
• Water	32 sq mi (80 km2)  4.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	16,568
• Estimate  (2021)	15,906
• Density	23/sq mi (8.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	phillipscounty.arkansas.gov

Phillips County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas, in what is known as the Arkansas Delta along the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,568.^[1] The county seat is Helena–West Helena.^[2]

Phillips County is Arkansas's seventh (7th) county, formed on May 1, 1820. It was named for Sylvanus Phillips, the area's first-known white or European-American settler; he was elected as representative to the first Territorial Legislature of the Arkansas Territory. This fertile lowland area was developed for cotton plantations in the antebellum area and is still largely rural and agricultural.^{[citation needed]}

The Helena-West Helena, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Phillips County.