Columbia County (Arkansas)

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The Columbia County Courthouse in Magnolia, listed on the NRHP since 1978 [1]
The Columbia County Courthouse in Magnolia, listed on the NRHP since 1978
administration
US state : Arkansas
Administrative headquarters : Magnolia
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
1 Court Square
Magnolia, AR 71753-3527
Foundation : December 17, 1852
Made up from: Hempstead County
Lafayette County
Ouachita County
Area code : 001 870
Demographics
Residents : 24,552  (2010)
Population density : 12.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1986 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Columbia County within Arkansas

The Columbia County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Magnolia . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in southwest Arkansas, borders Louisiana to the south and has an area of ​​1,986 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is bordered by the following counties and parishes:

Nevada County Ouachita County
Lafayette County Compass card (de) .svg Union County
Webster Parish
(Louisiana)
Claiborne Parish,
Louisiana

history

Columbia County was formed on December 17, 1852 from parts of Hempstead County, Lafayette County, and Quachita County. It was named after Columbia , the poetic name for the United States in the 20th century.

The first tax surveys in 1854 found that Columbia County had 1,675 slaves out of a total population of around 6,000. In 1860, the county's first census recorded 12,449 people. 3599 of them were slaves.

The relative isolation and the lack of transport routes made cross-regional trade extremely difficult. Columbia County was the only county in Arkansas that had no access to navigable rivers. This condition only changed with the connection to the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railroad . In 1882 the first cotton was shipped by railroad car.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 12,449 -
1870 11,397 -8.5%
1880 14,090 23.6%
1890 19,893 41.2%
1900 22,077 11%
1910 23,820 7.9%
1920 27,670 16.2%
1930 27,320 -1.3%
1940 29,822 9.2%
1950 28,770 -3.5%
1960 26,400 -8.2%
1970 25,952 -1.7%
1980 26,644 2.7%
1990 25,691 -3.6%
2000 25,603 -0.3%
2010 24,552 -4.1%
1860-1890 1900-1990 2010
Columbia County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Columbia County had 25,603 people in 9,981 households and 6,747 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 62.08 percent white, 36.06 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.46 percent from other ethnic groups Groups. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.77 percent of the population.

Of the 9,981 households, 30.1 percent had children or adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 48.9 percent were married couples living together, 15.1 percent were single mothers, 32.4 percent were non-families. 29.2 percent of all households were single households and 13.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.03.

25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 12.3 percent between 18 and 24, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44, 21.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 90.9 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there was an average of 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the 27,640 USD , and the median income for a family 36,271 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,313 versus $ 20,099 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,322. 15.8 percent of families and 21.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Columbia County

Townships

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78000580.Retrieved August 26, 2011
  2. GNIS-ID: 63761. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.Retrieved February 12, 2011
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
  6. United States Census 2010.Retrieved August 26, 2011
  7. ^ Columbia County, Arkansas data sheet with the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov

Web links

Commons : Columbia County, Arkansas  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 33 ° 14 ′  N , 93 ° 13 ′  W