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There are 75 Counties in the State of Arkansas which vary from the rich Delta farmlands of the Mississippi River valley to the rolling hills and gently sloped mountains of the Ozarks and Ouachitas

 

 

 

 

  

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Drew County, Arkansas

Drew County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Monticello
Year Organized: 1846
Square Miles: 828		 Court House:

210 South Main Street
County Courthouse
Monticello, AR 71655-4730
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Drew is named for Thomas Stevenson Drew, the third governor of Arkansas. Thomas Stevenson Drew (25 August 1802 – January 1879) was a Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. He was born in Wilson County, Tennessee. Drew moved with his family to Louisiana and then in 1818 to Arkansas. He worked as a traveling salesman and school teacher. Drew settled in the area around Batesville, Arkansas.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Created in 1846 and named after Thomas S. Drew who served as Governor of Arkansas from November 1844 to 1849. Monticello is the county seat. The landscape of Drew County is rich, flat, delta farmland in the eastern half and rolling hills in the western half. Many of the settlers came from Virginia. The name of Monticello was adopted for the county seat and the first term of court was held in October 1850. Spanish, French, US, Confederate and Arkansas flags have flown over the territory in Drew County. A lot of history is preserved in the county. The Historical Museum, a 14-room mansion is maintained by the county historical society. Sixty of its buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. The economic base for the county is the timber industry, manufacturing of boats, carpets, furniture, and by other service industries. A branch of the University of Arkansas is located in Monticello. Bayou Bartholomew, the longest bayou in the world, runs the length of the eastern side of the county. Hunting and fishing in the area offer several recreational activities.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • North: Lincoln County
  • Northeast: Desha County
  • Southeast: Chicot County
  • South: Ashley County
  • Southwest: Bradley County
  • Northwest: Cleveland County
     
Cities and Towns:
- Jerome city Incorporated Area
- Monticello (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Wilmar city Incorporated Area
- Winchester city Incorporated Area
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 

 

 

 

 
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