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Independence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,938. The county seat is Batesville. Independence County is Arkansas's ninth county, formed on October 20, 1820, from a portion of Lawrence County and named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence.
Independence County. Independence County was the ninth county to be formed in Arkansas and was the fourth after the Arkansas territory was created. The Act creating the county passed by the Territorial legislature was signed by James Miller, governor of the Arkansas territory, on October 23, 1820.
Jul 13, 2023 · Independence County, one of the “mother counties” of the state of Arkansas, originally contained all or part of fifteen modern counties of the state.
Independence County was created in October 1820 from part of Lawrence County. Its name comes from the Declaration of Independence. The landscape of the county is rolling hills, foothills of the Ozarks, except for river delta farmland in the southeast section. The county seat is Batesville.
Our History. From Arkansas Settlement to Prosperous County. Independence County was the ninth county to be formed in Arkansas and was the fourth after the Arkansas territory was created. The Act creating the county passed by the Territorial legislature was signed by James Miller, governor of the Arkansas territory, on October 23, 1820.
In 2022, Independence County, AR had a population of 37.9k people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $52,361. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Independence County, AR grew from 37,796 to 37,910, a 0.302% increase and its median household income grew from $50,028 to $52,361, a 4.66% increase.
Jan 10, 2024 · The Independence County Historical Society was founded in June 1959 by a small group of people interested in researching, preserving, and telling the history of Independence County, its seat Batesville, and the other small communities in the area.
