Lincoln County, Arkansas
Lincoln County Courthouse |
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administration | |
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US state : | Arkansas |
Administrative headquarters : | Star City |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 300 South Drew Street Star City, AR 71667-5141 |
Foundation : | March 28, 1871 |
Made up from: |
Arkansas County Bradley County Desha County Drew County Jefferson County |
Area code : | 001 870 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 14,134 (2010) |
Population density : | 9.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1482 km² |
Water surface : | 28 km² |
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The Lincoln County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Star City . 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 southeastern Arkansas, about 70 km to the east from the Mississippi River , which forms the border with Tennessee , about 90 km to the south from Louisiana , and has an area of 1,482 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Jefferson County | Arkansas County | |
Cleveland County | Desha County | |
Drew County |
history
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 9225 | - | |
1890 | 10,255 | 11.2% | |
1900 | 13,389 | 30.6% | |
1910 | 15,118 | 12.9% | |
1920 | 18,774 | 24.2% | |
1930 | 20,250 | 7.9% | |
1940 | 19,709 | -2.7% | |
1950 | 17,079 | -13.3% | |
1960 | 14,447 | -15.4% | |
1970 | 12,913 | -10.6% | |
1980 | 13,369 | 3.5% | |
1990 | 13,690 | 2.4% | |
2000 | 14,492 | 5.9% | |
2010 | 14,134 | -2.5% | |
1880-1890 1900-1990
2000 2010 |
Lincoln County was formed on March 28, 1871 from parts of Arkansas County, Bradley County, Desha County, Drew County, and Jefferson County. It was named after Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), the 16th US President .
The first county court convened on April 24, 1871 at Cane Creek Church , where Star City would later be built and was chosen to be the county seat, although it was not the central location in the county.
In February 1873, the Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans Railroad was completed. Other cities like Grady or Gould were formed along the railroad and became important trading centers.
Demographic data
As of the 2000 census , Lincoln County had 14,492 people in 4,265 households and 3,130 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.88 percent white, 32.92 percent African American, 0.40 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.99 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.75 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.81 percent of the population.
Of the 4,265 households, 34.8 percent had children or adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.3 percent were married couples living together, 14.8 percent were single mothers, and 26.6 percent were non-families. 23.5 percent of all households were single households and 10.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 12.4 percent between 18 and 24, 33.2 percent between 25 and 44, 20.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 35 years. Statistically, there were 142.3 males for every 100 females and an average of 154.7 males for every 100 females aged 18 and over.
The median income for a household in the 29,607 USD , and the median income for a family 35,408 USD. Males had a median income of $ 28,890 versus $ 19,990 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,479. 15.5 percent of families and 19.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Lincoln County
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 66873. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ^ 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 June 14, 2011
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ↑ Lincoln County, Arkansas data sheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov
Web links
Coordinates: 33 ° 58 ′ N , 91 ° 43 ′ W