Mound City | |
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![]() The commissary building at Mound City before its renovation. | |
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 mi (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 mi (4.8 km) east of Mound City.