Polk County, Arkansas

Polk County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 20,229. The is. Polk County is Arkansas's 48th county, formed on, and named for ,. It is an alcohol prohibition or. It is also the setting for 's fictional, series, the most notable being.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,234 (862 ). 2,226 km² (859 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.35%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,229 people, 8,047 households, and 5,793 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 9,236 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.69%, 0.16% or , 1.49% , 0.21% , 0.06% , 1.72% from , and 1.67% from two or more races. 3.50% of the population were or  of any race.

There are 8,047 s out of which 31.90% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,180, and the median income for a family was $31,379. Males had a median income of $23,397 versus $17,294 for females. The for the county was $14,063. 18.20% of the population and 14.00% of families were below the. Out of the total people living in, 23.50% are under the age of 18 and 16.20% are 65 or older.