Crittenden County, Arkansas

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The Crittenden County Courthouse in Marion, listed in the NRHP since 1977 [1]
The Crittenden County Courthouse in Marion, listed on the NRHP since 1977
administration
US state : Arkansas
Administrative headquarters : Marion
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
100 Court Square
Marion, AR 72364-1814
Foundation : October 22, 1825
Made up from: Phillips County
Area code : 001 870
Demographics
Residents : 50,902  (2010)
Population density : 32.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1649 km²
Water surface : 69 km²
map
Map of Crittenden County within Arkansas

The Crittenden County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas . In 2010 , the county had 50,902 residents and a population density of 32.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Marion .

Crittenden County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in the far east of Arkansas and borders the Mississippi River , which forms the border with the states of Tennessee and Mississippi . It has an area of ​​1649 square kilometers, of which 69 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Crittenden County:

Poinsett County Mississippi County
Cross County ,
St. Francis County 		Compass card (de) .svg Tipton County (Tennessee) ,
Shelby County (Tennessee)
Lee County Tunica County,
Mississippi 		DeSoto County,
Mississippi

history

Robert Crittenden
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 1272 -
1840 1561 22.7%
1850 2648 69.6%
1860 4920 85.8%
1870 3831 -22.1%
1880 9415 145.8%
1890 13,940 48.1%
1900 14,529 4.2%
1910 22,447 54.5%
1920 29,309 30.6%
1930 39,717 35.5%
1940 42,473 6.9%
1950 47.184 11.1%
1960 47,564 0.8%
1970 48.106 1.1%
1980 49,499 2.9%
1990 49,939 0.9%
2000 50,866 1.9%
2010 50.902 0.1%
1830-1890 1900-1990 2000 2010

Crittenden County was formed on October 22, 1825 as the 12th County of Arkansas from parts of Phillips County. It was named after Robert Crittenden (1797-1834), an incumbent governor of the Arkansas Territory (1828-1829).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Crittenden County had 50,902 people in 18,717 households. The population density was 32.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.67 people in each of the 18,717 households.

The racial the population was composed of 47.0 percent white, 50.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

28.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 33,716  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,241. 27.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Crittenden County

Citys

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Townships in Crittenden County

Crittenden County is divided into eleven townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Black Oak Township 392    05-90333
Bob Ward Township 982    05-90384
Fogleman Township 1029    05-91314
Jackson Township 1352    05-91857
Jasper Township 14,767    05-91908
Lucas Township 657    05-92298
Mississippi Township 26,435    05-92508
Mound City Township 464    05-92580
Proctor Township 942    05-93033
Tyronza Township 3088    05-93655
Wappanocca Township 794    05-93873

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000251. Retrieved April 22, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 69162. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Crittenden County, AR Retrieved September 21, 2012
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 21, 2012
  5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
  7. ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.Retrieved February 12, 2011
  8. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Arkansas  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 21, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 35 ° 43 ′  N , 90 ° 5 ′  W