Washington County (Arkansas)
The Washington County Courthouse in Fayetteville, listed on the NRHP since 1972 |
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US state : | Arkansas |
Administrative headquarters : | Fayetteville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 280 North College Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72701-4271 |
Foundation : | October 17, 1828 |
Made up from: | Crawford County |
Area code : | 001 479 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 203,065 (2010) |
Population density : | 82.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2476 km² |
Water surface : | 16 km² |
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Website : www.co.washington.ar.us |
The Washington County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Fayetteville .
Washington County is part of the Fayetteville – Springdale – Rogers metropolitan area in Arkansas and Missouri .
geography
The county is located almost in the extreme northwest of Arkansas, borders Oklahoma to the west and has an area of 2,476 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Benton County | ||
Adair County, Oklahoma |
Madison County | |
Crawford County |
history
Washington County was formed on October 17, 1828 from parts of Crawford County. It was named after President George Washington . The district capital was also called Washington at first, but after there was also a parish called Washington in Hempstead County, the city was renamed Fayetteville. The Battle of Cane Hill took place here on November 28, 1862, and the Battle of Prairie Grove between Union forces and the Confederates on December 7 of the same year .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1830 | 2182 | - | |
1840 | 7148 | 227.6% | |
1850 | 9970 | 39.5% | |
1860 | 14,673 | 47.2% | |
1870 | 17,266 | 17.7% | |
1880 | 23,844 | 38.1% | |
1890 | 32,024 | 34.3% | |
1900 | 34,256 | 7% | |
1910 | 33,889 | -1.1% | |
1920 | 35,468 | 4.7% | |
1930 | 39,255 | 10.7% | |
1940 | 41,114 | 4.7% | |
1950 | 49,979 | 21.6% | |
1960 | 55,797 | 11.6% | |
1970 | 77,370 | 38.7% | |
1980 | 100,494 | 29.9% | |
1990 | 113,409 | 12.9% | |
2000 | 157.715 | 39.1% | |
2010 | 203.065 | 28.8% | |
1830-1890 1900-1990
2000 2010 |
Washington County had a population of 157,715 people as of the 2000 census . Of these 6,060 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 60,151 households and 39,459 families. The population density was 64 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.00 percent white, 2.24 percent African American, 1.25 percent Native American, 1.54 percent Asian, 0.53 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 4.26 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.17 percent are descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.20 percent of the population.
Of the 60,151 households, 32.5 percent had children or adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 52.3 percent were married couples living together, 9.4 percent were single mothers, and 34.4 percent were non-families. 25.8 percent of all households were single households and 7.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07.
25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 15.3 percent between 18 and 24, 30.2 percent between 25 and 44, 19.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 9.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 100.4 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there was an average of 98.7 males.
The median income for a household in the 34,691 USD , and the median income for a family 42,795 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,428 versus $ 21,769 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,347. 9.4 percent of families and 14.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Washington County
- Appleby
- Arnett
- Baldwin
- Banyard
- Black Oak
- Blackburn
- Brentwood
- Canehill
- Cincinnati
- Clyde
- Durham
- Dutch Mills
- Elkins
- Elm Springs 1
- Evansville
- Farmington
- Fayette Junction
- Fayetteville
- Raft
- Goshen
- Greenland
- Habberton
- Harmon
- Harris
- Hazel Valley
- Hicks
- Hogeye
- Hubbard
- Johnson
- Lincoln
- Mayfield
- McNair
- Morrow
- Mount Olive
- Oak Grove
- Odell
- Onda
- Pilgrims rest
- Prairie Grove
- Rhea
- Savoy
- Skylight
- Sonora
- Spring Valley
- Springdale 1
- Strickler
- Sulfur City
- Summers
- Sunset
- Suttle
- Tolu
- Tontitown
- Tuttle
- Walnut Grove
- Weddington
- West Fork
- Wheeler
- White rock
- Winslow
- Woolsey
- Wyman
- Wyola
1 - partially in Benton County
- Boston Township
- Brush Creek Township
- Cane Hill Township
- Center township
- Cove Creek Township
- Crawford Township
- Durham Township
- Dutch Mills Township
- Elkins Township
- Elm Springs Township
- Farmington Township
- Fayetteville Township
- Goshen Township
- Greenland Township
- Harmon Township
- Johnson Township
- Lees Creek Township
- Lincoln Township
- Litteral Township
- Marrs Hill Township
- Mountain Township
- Morrow Township
- Prairie Grove Township
- Prairie Township
- Price Township
- Reed Township
- Rheas Mill Township
- Richland Township
- Springdale Township
- Starr Hill Township
- Tontitown Township
- Valley Township
- Vineyard Township
- Wedington Township
- West Fork Township
- Wheeler Township
- White River Township
- Winslow Township
- Wyman Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72000212.Retrieved July 14, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 69905. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ^ 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
- ↑ census.gov (2000) ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Excel ; 27 kB) Retrieved on March 31, 2012
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved July 14, 2011
- ↑ Washington County, Arkansas data sheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov
Web links
Coordinates: 36 ° 0 ′ N , 94 ° 14 ′ W