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Blytheville is the county seat and the largest city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is approximately 60 miles (100 km) north of West Memphis. The population was 13,406 at the 2020 census, down from 15,620 in 2010.

Blytheville city overview:
Name:	Blytheville city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Arkansas
County:	Mississippi County
Elevation:	256 ft (78 m)
Total Area:	20.80 sq mi (53.87 km²)
Land Area:	20.74 sq mi (53.71 km²)
Water Area:	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km²)
Total Population:	13,406
Population Density:	646.45/sq mi (249.60/km²)
ZIP code:	72315, 72316, 72319
Area code:	870
FIPS code:	0507330
GNISfeature ID:	2403885
Website:	www.cityofblytheville.com

Online Interactive Map

Blytheville online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Blytheville was founded by Methodist clergyman Henry T. Blythe in 1879. It received a post office the same year, was incorporated in 1889, and became the county seat for the northern half of Mississippi County (Chickasawba District) in 1901. Blytheville received telephone service and electricity in 1903, and natural gas service in 1950.

Forestry was an early industry, spurred by the massive harvesting of lumber needed to rebuild Chicago following the Great Fire of 1871. The lumber industry brought sawmills and a rowdy crowd, and the area was known for its disreputable saloon culture during the 1880s and 1890s.

The cleared forests enabled cotton farming to take hold, encouraged by ongoing levee building and waterway management; the population grew significantly after 1900. On Blytheville’s western edge lies one of the largest cotton gins in North America. Soybeans and rice have also become important crops.

The area around Blytheville continues to be farmed, though family farms have given way to large factory operations.

In the 1980s, Blytheville began to develop an industrial base, much of which centered on the steel industry.

Until 1992, Blytheville was home to Blytheville Air Force Base (renamed Eaker Air Force Base in 1988), a major airfield that was part of the Strategic Air Command.

James Sanders is Blytheville’s mayor, the first African-American to serve in that position.

Blytheville Road Map

Blytheville city Satellite Map

Geography

Blytheville is located in northeastern Arkansas and northeastern Mississippi County. It is the easternmost incorporated place in Arkansas. The Missouri state line is 5 miles (8 km) north, and the Mississippi River, forming the Tennessee border, is 8 miles (13 km) east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.8 square miles (54 km), of which 0.06 square miles (0.16 km), or 0.29%, are water.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Blytheville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated “Cfa” on climate maps.