Hempstead County

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Hempstead County Courthouse
Hempstead County Courthouse
administration
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
map
Map of Hempstead County within Arkansas
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 compass 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
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

The former Hemstead County Courthouse in historic downtown Washington, listed on the NRHP since 1972
Confederate State Capitol , listed on the NRHP since 1972
Bill Clinton's birthplace in Hope, listed on the NRHP since 1994

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

Citys

 

 

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Nevada County

other places

Townships

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 66858. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 7, 2011
  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. ↑ 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.census.gov
  7. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved September 19, 2011
  8. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72000204. Retrieved September 19, 2011
  9. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72000203.Retrieved September 19, 2011
  10. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 94000472. Retrieved September 19, 2011
  11. ↑ 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov

Web links

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

Coordinates: 33 ° 45 ′  N , 93 ° 40 ′  W