Izard County
Izard County Courthouse |
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administration | |
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US state : | Arkansas |
Administrative headquarters : | Melbourne |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 327 Melbourne, AR 72556-0327 |
Foundation : | October 27, 1825 |
Made up from: | Independence County |
Area code : | 001 870 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 13,696 (2010) |
Population density : | 9.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1513 km² |
Water surface : | 9 km² |
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Website : izardcountyar.com |
The Izard County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Melbourne . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
geography
The county is located north of Arkansas, about 25 miles north of Missouri and has an area of 1,513 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Baxter County | Fulton County | |
Sharp County | ||
Stone County | Independence County |
history
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1830 | 1266 | - | |
1840 | 2240 | 76.9% | |
1850 | 3213 | 43.4% | |
1860 | 7215 | 124.6% | |
1870 | 6806 | -5.7% | |
1880 | 10,857 | 59.5% | |
1890 | 13,038 | 20.1% | |
1900 | 13,506 | 3.6% | |
1910 | 14,561 | 7.8% | |
1920 | 13,871 | -4.7% | |
1930 | 12,872 | -7.2% | |
1940 | 12,834 | -0.3% | |
1950 | 9953 | -22.4% | |
1960 | 6766 | -32% | |
1970 | 7381 | 9.1% | |
1980 | 10,768 | 45.9% | |
1990 | 11,364 | 5.5% | |
2000 | 13,249 | 16.6% | |
2010 | 13,696 | 3.4% | |
1830-1890 1900-1990
2000 2010 |
The Izard County was formed on October 27, 1825 from parts of Independence County as the 13th County. It is named after George Izard (1776-1828), the second governor of Arkansas - territory (1825-1828).
Demographic data
As of the 2010 census , Izard County had 13,696 people in 5,715 households. The population density was 9.1 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 95.8 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Statistically, 2.17 people lived in each of the 5,715 households.
20.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. 48.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 30,143 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,609. 24.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Izard County
1 - partially in Fulton and Sharp Counties
- other places
- Athens Township
- Baker Township
- Barren Fork Township
- Big Spring Township
- Bryan Township
- Claiborne Township
- Drytown Township
- Franklin Township
- Gid Township
- Guion Township
- Guthrie Township
- Jefferson Township
- Lacrosse Township
- Lafferty Township
- Lunenburg Township
- Mill Creek Township
- Mount Olive Township
- New Hope Township
- Newburg Township
- Oxford Township
- Pleasant Hill Township
- Sage Township
- Strawberry Township
- Union Township
- Violet Hill Township
- White River Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 66860. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 25, 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 25, 2011
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.Retrieved February 12, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Izard County ( Memento of the original from July 12, 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 25, 2011
Web links
- US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Izard County
- Yahoo Image Search - Izard County
- www.city-data.com - Izard County
- Association of Arkansas Counties
Coordinates: 36 ° 6 ′ N , 91 ° 54 ′ W