Drew County, Arkansas

Drew County
County
Drew County Courthouse in Monticello
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°35′04″N 91°43′51″W / 33.5844°N 91.7308°W / 33.5844; -91.7308
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	November 26, 1846
Named for	Thomas Drew
Seat	Monticello
Largest city	Monticello
Area
• Total	836 sq mi (2,170 km2)
• Land	828 sq mi (2,140 km2)
• Water	7.3 sq mi (19 km2)  0.9%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	17,350
• Density	21/sq mi (8.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	drewcounty.arkansas.gov

Drew County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,350.^[1] The county seat and largest city is Monticello.^[2] Drew County was founded on November 26, 1846, and named for Thomas Drew,^[3] the third governor of Arkansas.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Drew County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 109.