Pope County, Arkansas

administration
Pope County Courthouse
US state :	Arkansas
Administrative headquarters :	Russellville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 100 West Main Street Russellville, AR 72801-3723
Foundation :	November 2, 1829
Made up from:	Crawford County
Area code :	001 479
Demographics
Residents :	61,754 (2010)
Population density :	29.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2152 km²
Water surface :	49 km²
map

Website : www.pope.countyservice.net

The Pope County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Russellville . 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 central northwest Arkansas and has an area of 2152 square kilometers, of which 49 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Newton County		Searcy County
Johnson County		Van Buren County
Logan County	Yell County	Conway County

history

J. Pope

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	1483	-
1840	2850	92.2%
1850	4710	65.3%
1860	7883	67.4%
1870	8386	6.4%
1880	14,322	70.8%
1890	19,458	35.9%
1900	21,715	11.6%
1910	24,527	12.9%
1920	27,153	10.7%
1930	26,547	-2.2%
1940	25,682	-3.3%
1950	23,291	-9.3%
1960	21,177	-9.1%
1970	28,607	35.1%
1980	39,021	36.4%
1990	45,883	17.6%
2000	54,469	18.7%
2010	61,754	13.4%
1830-1890 1900-1990 2000 2010 Pope County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Pope County was formed on November 2, 1829 from parts of Crawford County. It was named after John Pope (1770-1845), the fourth governor of the then Arkansas Territory (1829-1835).

The first white settler in the area was Major William L. Lovely , who set up a trading post for the Cherokee Indians here. Dwight Mission was the second settlement.

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census , Pope County had 54,469 people; 20,701 households and 15,008 families were counted. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.73 percent white, 2.61 percent African American, 0.68 percent Native American, 0.64 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.93 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.39 percent are descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.06 percent of the population.

Of the 20,701 households, 34.3 percent had children or adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 58.6 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers, 27.5 percent were non-families. 23.0 percent of all households were single households and 9.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.

25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.6 percent between 18 and 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 35 years. Statistically, there were 96.4 males for every 100 females and an average of 94.1 males for every 100 females aged 18 and over.

The median income for a household in the 32,069 USD , and the median income for a family 39,055 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,914 versus $ 19,307 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,918. 11.6 percent of families and 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.