Mound City | |
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Coordinates: 35°11′25″N 90°07′45″W / 35.19028°N 90.12917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Crittenden |
First Settled | 1850's |
Time zone | Central (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT |
Area code | 870 |
Mound City is an unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Mound City township covers an area of 25.4 square miles. In 2009 it had a population of 318; 162 males and 156 females.[1] Mound City is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Memphis, Tennessee and near oxbow lakes that in the past were the main course of the Mississippi River. The river has changed its course and is now about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Mound City.