Independence County

administration
Charles R. Handford House
US state :	Arkansas
Administrative headquarters :	Batesville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 192 East Main Street Batesville, AR 72501-5508
Foundation :	October 20, 1820
Made up from:	Arkansas County Lawrence County
Area code :	001 870
Demographics
Residents :	36,647 (2010)
Population density :	18.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1998 km²
Water surface :	20 km²
map

Website : www.independencecounty.com

The Independence County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Batesville . 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 northeastern Arkansas and has an area of 1,998 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Izard County	Sharp County	Lawrence County
Stone County		Jackson County
Cleburne County	White County

history

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	2031	-
1840	3669	80.6%
1850	7767	111.7%
1860	14.307	84.2%
1870	14,566	1.8%
1880	18,086	24.2%
1890	21,961	21.4%
1900	22,557	2.7%
1910	24,776	9.8%
1920	23,976	-3.2%
1930	24,225	1 %
1940	25,643	5.9%
1950	23,488	-8.4%
1960	20,048	-14.6%
1970	22,723	13.3%
1980	30,147	32.7%
1990	31,192	3.5%
2000	34,233	9.7%
2010	36,647	7.1%
1830-1890 1900-1990 2000 2010 Age pyramid of Independence County (as of 2000)

Independence County was formed on October 20, 1820 from parts of Arkansas County and Lawrence County. The name goes back to the declaration of independence.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , there were 36,647 people in 14,431 households in Independence County. The population density was 18.5 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 91.9 percent white, 2.0 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 5.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Statistically, 2.33 people lived in 14,431 households.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 34,487 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,776. 20.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.