Cleveland County, Arkansas
| Cleveland County, Arkansas | |
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Cleveland County courthouse in Rison
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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 | April 17, 1873 |
| Named for | Grover Cleveland |
| Seat | Rison |
| Largest city | Rison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 599 sq mi (1,551 km2) |
| • Land | 598 sq mi (1,549 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2), 0.2% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 8,311 |
| • Density | 15/sq mi (6/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | clevelandcounty |
Cleveland County (formerly Dorsey County) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 8,689 at the 2010 U.S. census. The county seat is Rison.
Cleveland County is included in the Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR Combined Statistical Area.
The Arkansas legislature established Dorsey County as Arkansas's 71st county on April 17, 1873, naming it for Stephen W. Dorsey, the U.S. Senator from Arkansas. When he was indicted for defrauding the Post Office, they renamed it on March 5, 1885, for Grover Cleveland, the newly elected President of the United States.
The Battle of Mark's Mills, the pivotal engagement in the Union Army's ill-fated Camden Expedition during the U.S. Civil War, took place in what is now Cleveland County. This engagement resulted in a crushing victory for Confederate forces, though the victory ultimately proved to be hollow when Federal General Frederick Steele and the rest of his army managed to escape from Camden to Little Rock.
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