Lincoln County, Arkansas

administration
Lincoln County Courthouse
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
map

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

Abraham Lincoln

growth of population
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 Age Pyramid (2000)

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.