Mississippi County (Arkansas)

administration
The Mississippi County Courthouse in Osceola, listed on the NRHP since 1978
US state :	Arkansas
Administrative headquarters :	Blytheville , Osceola
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 200 West Walnut Blytheville, AR 72315-0000
Foundation :	November 1, 1833
Made up from:	Crittenden County
Area code :	001 870
Demographics
Residents :	46,480 (2010)
Population density :	20 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2382 km²
Water surface :	56 km²
map

Website : www.mcagov.com

The Mississippi County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas . In 2010 the county had 46,480 residents and a population density of 20 people per square kilometer. The administrative seats ( County Seats ) are Blytheville and Osceola , making Mississippi County one of the counties that have two administrative seats .

geography

The county is located in northeast Arkansas, borders Missouri to the north and the Mississippi River , which forms the border with Tennessee , to the east . It has an area of 2,382 square kilometers, of which 56 square kilometers are water. The Little River runs parallel to the Mississippi through the west of the county. The following neighboring counties border Mississippi County:

Dunklin County, Missouri	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Dyer County, Tennessee
Craighead County		Lauderdale County, Tennessee
Poinsett County	Crittenden County	Tipton County, Tennessee

history

The first Europeans in the area were likely Hernando de Soto with his companions after crossing the Mississippi in 1541 . Father Jacques Marquette was also in the area in 1673 during his Mississippi expedition. The French explorer La Salle was probably also here in 1682 .

Mississippi County was formed on November 1, 1833 from parts of Crittenden County. It was named after the Mississippi, which forms the eastern border of the county . The first district capital was Osceola. In 1870 the district court was moved to Blytheville.

The 1840 census documented a population of 1,410 people, 510 of whom were slaves. Other settlements in the county were Barfield, Chickasawba (later absorbed in Blytheville) and Elmot (now Luxora).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	1410	-
1850	2368	67.9%
1860	3895	64.5%
1870	3633	-6.7%
1880	7332	101.8%
1890	11,635	58.7%
1900	16,384	40.8%
1910	30,468	86%
1920	47,320	55.3%
1930	69,289	46.4%
1940	80.217	15.8%
1950	82,375	2.7%
1960	70.174	-14.8%
1970	62,060	-11.6%
1980	59,517	-4.1%
1990	57,525	-3.3%
2000	51,979	-9.6%
2010	46,480	-10.6%
1840-1890 1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Mississippi County had 46,480 people in 18,639 households. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.48 people lived in each of the 18,639 households.

The racial the population was composed of 61.6 percent white, 34.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.6 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

28.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 33,660 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,053. 23.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Mississippi County localities

Citys

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Townships in Mississippi County

Mississippi County is divided into 17 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Big Lake Township	4468	05-90297
Bowen Township	4218	05-90429
Burdette Township	302	05-90549
Canadian Township	483	05-90633
Carson Township	258	05-90683
Chickasawba Township	18,215	05-90783
Dyess Township	787	05-91182
Fletcher Township	1647	05-91308
Golden Lake Township	975	05-91476
Half Moon Lake Township	601	05-91584
Hector Township	733	05-91659
Little River Township	984	05-92226
McGavock Township	655	05-92310
Monroe Township	8727	05-92529
Neal Township	2566	05-92664
Scott Township	555	05-93330
Whitton Township	306	05-94050

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78000612.Retrieved April 22, 2011

↑ GNIS-ID: 69899. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Mississippi County, AR ( Memento of the original from July 14, 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 30, 2012 @1@ 2

^ ^A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 30, 2012

^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.Retrieved February 13, 2011

^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011

^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011

↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Arkansas ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 30, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu

35.776666666667 -90.054444444444Coordinates: 35 ° 47 ' N , 90 ° 3' W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78000612.Retrieved April 22, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 69899. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).