Desha County
The Desha County Courthouse in Arkansas City, listed on the NRHP since 1976 |
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administration | |
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US state : | Arkansas |
Administrative headquarters : | Arkansas City |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 188 Arkansas City, AR 71630-0188 |
Foundation : | December 12, 1838 |
Made up from: |
Arkansas County Chicot County |
Area code : | 001 870 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 13,008 (2010) |
Population density : | 6.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2123 km² |
Water surface : | 141 km² |
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Website : www.deshaark.com |
The Desha County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Arkansas City .
geography
The county is located in the extreme southeast of Arkansas and is bordered to the east by the Mississippi River , which forms the border with the state of Mississippi . Desha County covers an area of 2,123 square kilometers, of which 141 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Lincoln County | Arkansas County | Phillips County |
Bolivar County, Mississippi |
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Drew County | Chicot County |
history
Desha County was formed on December 12, 1838 from parts of Arkansas County and Chicot County. It was named after Captain Ben Desha , a soldier in the War of 1812 .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 1598 | - | |
1850 | 2911 | 82.2% | |
1860 | 6459 | 121.9% | |
1870 | 6125 | -5.2% | |
1880 | 8973 | 46.5% | |
1890 | 10,324 | 15.1% | |
1900 | 11,511 | 11.5% | |
1910 | 15,274 | 32.7% | |
1920 | 20,297 | 32.9% | |
1930 | 21,814 | 7.5% | |
1940 | 27,160 | 24.5% | |
1950 | 25,155 | -7.4% | |
1960 | 20,770 | -17.4% | |
1970 | 18,761 | -9.7% | |
1980 | 19,760 | 5.3% | |
1990 | 16,798 | -15% | |
2000 | 15,341 | -8.7% | |
2010 | 13.008 | -15.2% | |
1840-1890 1900-1990 2010 |
As of the 2000 census , Desha County had 15,341 people in 5,922 households and 4,192 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 50.50 percent white, 46.33 percent African American, 0.35 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.73 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.76 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.16 percent of the population.
Of the 5,922 households, 34.6 percent had children or adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 46.5 percent were married couples living together, 19.9 percent were single mothers, 29.2 percent were non-families. 26.9 percent of all households were single households and 12.7 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10.
28.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 and 24, 25.2 percent between 25 and 44, 22.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. Statistically, there were 87.6 males for every 100 females and an average of 82.9 males for every 100 females aged 18 and over.
The median income for a household in the 24,121 USD , and the median income for a family 30,028 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,623 versus $ 18,913 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,446. 23.6 percent of families and 28.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Desha County
1 - partially in Drew County
- other places
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 76000403 Retrieved April 18, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 66850. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 12, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved April 18, 2011
- ↑ Desha County, Arkansas data sheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Association of Arkansas Counties (English)
- www.city-data.com (English)
Coordinates: 33 ° 45 ′ N , 91 ° 17 ′ W