Chicot County
| Chicot County, Arkansas | |
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Chicot County Courthouse in Lake Village
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 Location in the U.S. state of Arkansas |
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 Arkansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | October 25, 1823 |
| Seat | Lake Village |
| Largest city | Dermott |
| Area | |
| • Total | 691 sq mi (1,790 km2) |
| • Land | 644 sq mi (1,668 km2) |
| • Water | 47 sq mi (122 km2), 6.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 11,027 |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (7/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | chicotcounty |
Chicot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,800. The county seat is Lake Village. Chicot County is Arkansas's tenth county, formed on October 25, 1823, and named after Point Chicot on the Mississippi River. It is part of the Arkansas Delta, historically important for cotton cultivation.
Landmarks around the county include Lake Chicot, North America's largest oxbow lake and Arkansas's largest natural lake; the site of Charles Lindbergh's first night-time flight; and the legendary burial site of Hernando De Soto, near Lake Village.
Prior to the American Civil War of 1861-1865, the county was home to several large cotton plantations: Sunnyside (owned in the 20th century by LeRoy Percy, planter and US Senator from Greenville, Mississippi); Florence, Patria, Pastoria, Luna, and Lakeport.
During the war, Union and Confederate forces fought at the Battle of Old River Lake from June 5 to June 6, 1864.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 691 square miles (1,790 km2), of which 644 square miles (1,670 km2) is land and 47 square miles (120 km2) (6.7%) is water.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,800 people residing in the county. 54.1% were Black or African American, 41.2% White, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 3.2% of some other race and 0.8 of two or more races. 4.6% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
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