Hempstead County
Hempstead County Courthouse |
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US state : | Arkansas |
Administrative headquarters : | Hope |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 1420 Hope, AR 71802-1420 |
Foundation : | December 15, 1818 |
Made up from: | Arkansas County |
Area code : | 001 870 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 22,609 (2010) |
Population density : | 12 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1920 km² |
Water surface : | 33 km² |
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Website : hempsteadcountyar.com |
The Hempstead County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Hope . 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, about 25 km from Texas in the southwest, about 50 km from Oklahoma to the west, about 50 km from Louisiana to the south, and has an area of 1,920 square kilometers, of which 33 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Howard County | Pike County | |
Little River County | Nevada County | |
Miller County | Lafayette County |
history
Hempstead County was formed on December 15, 1818 from parts of Arkansas County. It was named after Edward Hempstead (1780-1817), who from 1812 to 1814, the Missouri - territory in the US - the House of Representatives represented.
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1820 | 2246 | - | |
1830 | 2512 | 11.8% | |
1840 | 4921 | 95.9% | |
1850 | 7672 | 55.9% | |
1860 | 13,989 | 82.3% | |
1870 | 13,768 | -1.6% | |
1880 | 19,015 | 38.1% | |
1890 | 22,796 | 19.9% | |
1900 | 24.101 | 5.7% | |
1910 | 28,285 | 17.4% | |
1920 | 31,602 | 11.7% | |
1930 | 30,847 | -2.4% | |
1940 | 32,770 | 6.2% | |
1950 | 25,080 | -23.5% | |
1960 | 19,661 | -21.6% | |
1970 | 19.308 | -1.8% | |
1980 | 23,635 | 22.4% | |
1990 | 21,621 | -8.5% | |
2000 | 23,587 | 9.1% | |
2010 | 22.609 | -4.1% | |
1820-1890 1900-1990
2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Hempstead County had 22,609 people in 8,949 households. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 59.4 percent white, 29.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 12.0 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Statistically, 2.43 people lived in the 8,949 households.
25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 30,735 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,207. 27.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Hempstead County
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1 - partially in Nevada County
- other places
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 66858. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 7, 2011
- ^ 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
- ↑ census.gov (2000) ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( MS Excel ; 27 kB) Retrieved March 31, 2012
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved September 19, 2011
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72000204. Retrieved September 19, 2011
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72000203.Retrieved September 19, 2011
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 94000472. Retrieved September 19, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Hempstead County ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 19, 2011
Web links
- Official website
- US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Hempstead County
- Yahoo Image Search - Hempstead County
- www.city-data.com - Hempstead County
- Association of Arkansas Counties
Coordinates: 33 ° 45 ′ N , 93 ° 40 ′ W