White County, Arkansas

administration
White County Courthouse
US state :	Arkansas
Administrative headquarters :	Searcy
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 300 North Spruce Searcy, AR 72143-7720
Foundation :	October 23, 1835
Made up from:	Independence County Jackson County Pulaski County
Area code :	001 501
Demographics
Residents :	77,076 (2010)
Population density :	28.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2700 km²
Water surface :	22 km²
map

Website : www.whitecountyar.org

The White County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Searcy . 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 northeastern Arkansas and has an area of 2,700 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Cleburne County	Independence County	Jackson County
Faulkner County		Woodruff County
Lonoke County		Prairie County

history

H. L. White

The White County was formed on October 23, 1835 from parts of Independence County, Jackson County and Pulaski County. It was named after Hugh Lawson White , a US Senator from Tennessee .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	929	-
1850	2619	181.9%
1860	8316	217.5%
1870	10,347	24.4%
1880	17,794	72%
1890	22,946	29%
1900	24,864	8.4%
1910	28,574	14.9%
1920	34,603	21.1%
1930	38,269	10.6%
1940	37.176	-2.9%
1950	38.040	2.3%
1960	32,745	-13.9%
1970	39,253	19.9%
1980	50,835	29.5%
1990	54,676	7.6%
2000	67,165	22.8%
2010	77,076	14.8%
1840-1890 1900-1990 2000 2010

White County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , White County had 67,165 people in 25,148 households and 18,408 families. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.52 percent white, 3.56 percent African American, 0.43 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.82 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.31 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.88 percent of the population.

Of the 25,148 households, 33.0 percent had children or adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 59.9 percent were married couples living together, 9.5 percent were single mothers, and 26.8 percent were non-families. 23.4 percent of all households were single households and 10.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 12.8 percent between 18 and 24, 27.2 percent between 25 and 44, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 95.2 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there was an average of 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the 32,203 USD , and the median income for a family 38,782 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,884 versus $ 20,323 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,890. 10.4 percent of families and 14.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line .