Woodruff County, Arkansas
Woodruff County | |
|---|---|
| County of Woodruff | |
Woodruff County Courthouse in Augusta | |
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas | |
Arkansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′42″N 91°13′17″W / 35.19500°N 91.22139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| Founded | November 26, 1862 |
| Named after | William E. Woodruff |
| Seat | Augusta |
| Largest city | Augusta |
| Area | |
• Total | 594 sq mi (1,540 km2) |
| • Land | 587 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
| • Water | 7.2 sq mi (19 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,269 |
• Estimate (2023) | 5,964 |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | portal |
Woodruff County, officially the County of Woodruff, is located in the Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The county is named for William E. Woodruff, founder of the state's first newspaper, the Arkansas Gazette.
Created as Arkansas's 54th county in 1862, Woodruff County is home to one incorporated town and four incorporated cities, including Augusta, the county seat. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns. Occupying only 587 square miles (152,000 ha), Woodruff County is the 13th smallest county in Arkansas. As of the 2020 Census, the county's population was 6,269.
Based on population, the county is the second-smallest county of the 75 in Arkansas. Located in the Arkansas Delta, the county is largely flat with fertile soils. Historically covered in forest, bayous and swamps, the area was cleared for agriculture by early settlers. It is drained by the Cache River and the White River. Along the Cache River, the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) runs north–south across the county, preserving bottomland forest, sloughs and wildlife habitat.
Although no Interstate highways are located in Woodruff County, two United States highways (US 49 and US 64) and twelve Arkansas state highways run in the county. Two Union Pacific Railroad lines cross the county.