White County, Arkansas

White County
County
White County Courthouse and Confederate monument in Searcy
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°15′21″N 91°44′05″W / 35.255833333333°N 91.734722222222°W / 35.255833333333; -91.734722222222
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	October 23, 1835
Named for	Hugh Lawson White
Seat	Searcy
Largest city	Searcy
Area
• Total	1,042 sq mi (2,700 km2)
• Land	1,035 sq mi (2,680 km2)
• Water	7.1 sq mi (18 km2)  0.7%
Population  (2020)
• Total	76,822
• Density	74/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.whitecountyar.org

White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,822.^[1] The county seat is Searcy.^[2] White County is Arkansas's 31st county, formed on October 23, 1835, from portions of Independence, Jackson, and Pulaski counties and named for Hugh Lawson White, a Whig candidate for President of the United States. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county, though a few private establishments (such as the Searcy Country Club, and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Searcy and Beebe) can serve alcohol.

White County comprises the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR Combined Statistical Area.