Pope County, Arkansas

Infobox U.S. County
county = Pope County
state = Arkansas




map size = 225
founded = November 2, 1829
seat = Russellville | area_total_sq_mi =831
area_land_sq_mi =812
area_water_sq_mi =19
area percentage = 2.27%
census yr = 2000
pop = 54469
density_km2 =26
web = www.pope.countyservice.net
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Pope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population was 54,469. The county seat is Russellville.GR|6 The county was formed on November 2, 1829 from a portion of Crawford County and named for John Pope, the third governor of the Arkansas Territory. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

Pope County is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 831 square miles (2,152 km²), of which, 812 square miles (2,103 km²) of it is land and 19 square miles (49 km²) of it (2.27%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Newton County (northwest)
*Searcy County & Van Buren County (northeast)
*Conway County (southeast)
*Yell County (south)
*Logan County (southwest)
*Johnson County (west)

National protected areas

* Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge (part)
* Ozark National Forest (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 54,469 people, 20,701 households, and 15,008 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile (26/km²). There were 22,851 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.73% White, 2.61% Black or African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. 2.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 20,701 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,069, and the median income for a family was $39,055. Males had a median income of $29,914 versus $19,307 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,918. About 11.60% of families and 15.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.80% of those under age 18 and 14.00% of those age 65 or over.

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