Craighead County

administration
The Craighead County Courthouse (Eastern District) in Lake City, listed on the NRHP since 1978
US state :	Arkansas
Administrative headquarters :	Jonesboro (Western District) Lake City (Eastern District)
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 511 South Main Street Jonesboro, AR 72401-2859
Foundation :	February 19, 1859
Made up from:	Greene County Mississippi County Poinsett County
Area code :	001 870
Demographics
Residents :	96,443 (2010)
Population density :	52.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1847 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map

Website : www.craigheadcounty.org

The Craighead County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas . In 2010 the county had 96,443 residents and a population density of 52.4 people per square kilometer. With Jonesboro ( Western District ) and Lake City ( Eastern District ) the county has two administrative seats ( County Seats ). The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme northeast of Arkansas and borders Missouri at its northeastern tip . It has an area of 1,847 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. The St. Francis River , a right tributary of the Mississippi, flows through the east of the county in a north-south direction . The following neighboring counties border Craighead County:

Lawrence County	Greene County	Dunklin County, Missouri
Jackson County		Mississippi County
	Poinsett County

history

Craighead County was formed on February 19, 1859 from parts of Greene County, Mississippi County and Poinsett County. It was named after Thomas H. Craighead (1798-1862), a representative of Mississippi Counties and Crittenden Counties in the Arkansas government.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	3066	-
1870	4577	49.3%
1880	7037	53.7%
1890	12,025	70.9%
1900	19,505	62.2%
1910	27,627	41.6%
1920	37,541	35.9%
1930	44,740	19.2%
1940	47,200	5.5%
1950	50,613	7.2%
1960	47,303	-6.5%
1970	52,068	10.1%
1980	63,239	21.5%
1990	68,956	9%
2000	82,148	19.1%
2010	96,443	17.4%
1860-1890 1900-1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Craighead County had 96,443 people in 35,159 households. The population density was 52.4 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 81.2 percent white, 13.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.4 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.51 people lived in each of the 35,159 households.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,526 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,521. 17.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Craighead County

Citys

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Craighead County is divided into 18 townships :

Townships in Craighead County

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Big Creek Township	5277	05-90255
Black Oak Township	2307	05-90330
Brookland Township	3146	05-90489
Buffalo Township	1969	05-90534
Gilkerson Township	5559	05-91461
Greenfield Township	2645	05-91512
Herndon Township	1215	05-91674
Jonesboro Township	54,649	05-92004
Lake City Township	2271	05-92097
Lester Township	428	05-92154
Little Texas Township	198	05-92232
Maumelle Township	2260	05-92433
Nettleton Township	10,657	05-92670
Powell Township	2952	05-92970
Prairie Township	94	05-92985
Promised Land Township	190	05-93036
Taylor Township	236	05-93582
Texas Township	390	05-93597