Monroe County, Arkansas

Founding: 1830
Parent counties: Arkansas, Phillips, and Pulaski
Namesake: James Monroe, U.S. president
Seat: Lawrenceville (1830–1857); Clarendon (1857–)
Land area: 607 square miles
Population (2020): 6,799
Population (historic): 461 (1830); 2,049 (1850); 8,336 (1870); 16,816 (1900); 20,651 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1920; 1930s
Subdivisions: Three cities; two towns; two CDPs
National Register listings: 44
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 169 (4.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 8.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 48.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 38.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $334
Average outbuilding value (1930): $129

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 3,305
Average farm size (1920): 30.6 acres

Sources of settlement: Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama
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Clarendon

 
Namesake: A traditional name—ultimately a reference to the Earl of Clarendon
Founding: 1837 (post office); 1859 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,526
Population (historic): 400 (1880); 1,840 (1900); 2,149 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930s; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 61 (8.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *William Capps House (c. 1875). New Cutt Road, east of State Route 17. Razed.
2. *John Palmer House (1870–1873). 2861 US Highway 49. Italianate. Razed.