Pulaski County, Arkansas

administration
Pulaski County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1979
US state :	Arkansas
Administrative headquarters :	Little rock
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 201 South Broadway Suite 440 Little Rock, AR 72201-2325
Foundation :	December 15, 1818
Made up from:	Arkansas County
Area code :	001 501
Demographics
Residents :	382,748 (2010)
Population density :	191.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2092 km²
Water surface :	96 km²
map

Website : www.co.pulaski.ar.us

The Pulaski County is a county in the state of Arkansas . The county seat is Little Rock . Pulaski County is part of the Little Rock metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in the geographic center of Arkansas and has an area of 2092 square kilometers, of which 96 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Perry County	Faulkner County
Saline County		Lonoke County
	Jefferson County

history

Kazimierz Pułaski

Pulaski County was formed from parts of Arkansas County on December 15, 1818, and is one of five counties that were formed at a time when Arkansas was still part of the Missouri Territory. It was named after the Polish soldier Kazimierz Pułaski , who saved George Washington 's life during the Revolutionary War .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	1921	-
1830	2395	24.7%
1840	5350	123.4%
1850	5657	5.7%
1860	11,699	106.8%
1870	32,066	174.1%
1880	32,616	1.7%
1890	47,329	45.1%
1900	63.179	33.5%
1910	86,751	37.3%
1920	109,464	26.2%
1930	137,727	25.8%
1940	156.085	13.3%
1950	196,685	26%
1960	242.980	23.5%
1970	287.189	18.2%
1980	340.613	18.6%
1990	349,660	2.7%
2000	361.474	3.4%
2010	382,748	5.9%
1820-1890 1900-1990 2000 2010 Pulaski County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Pulaski County's population was 361,474. 8,253 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 147,942 households and 95,718 families. The population density was 181 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 63.96 percent white, 31.87 percent African American, 0.39 percent Native American, 1.25 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.09 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.40 percent are descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.44 percent of the population.

Of the 147,942 households, 30.5 percent had children or adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 45.9 percent were married couples living together, 15.1 percent were single mothers, and 35.3 percent were non-families. 30.0 percent of all households were single households and 8.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.

25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.6 percent between 18 and 24, 31.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.5 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 92.0 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there was an average of 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the 38,120 USD , and the median income for a family 46,523 USD. Males had a median income of $ 33,131 versus $ 25,943 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,466. 10.4 percent of families and 13.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.