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Welcome to Cross County ...

Time Zone: Cross County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Wynne is the Seat for Cross County.

Cross County was founded in 1862. Cross was created by taking area from Saint Francis, Poinsett and  Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cross had a population of 16,419 people. This is a decrease of 8.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,862 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cross represented 0.61% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Cross County:

  • Cherry Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Parkin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Parkin is located in Cross County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkin <2>
  • Wynne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wynne is located in Cross County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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