Lafayette County, Arkansas

Lafayette County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 8,559. The is. Lafayette County was formed on, and named for the  of  who fought for  in the. The local pronunciation of the name is "luh-FAY-ut". It is a ; therefore, the sale of alcohol is prohibited.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,412 (545 ). 1,364 km² (526 sq mi) of it is land and 48 km² (19 sq mi) of it (3.41%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,559 people, 3,434 households, and 2,376 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (16/sq mi). There were 4,560 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 62.08%, 36.49% or , 0.37% , 0.22% , 0.01% , 0.20% from , and 0.63% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,434 households out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were living together, 14.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,831, and the median income for a family was $30,720. Males had a median income of $26,492 versus $17,000 for females. The for the county was $14,128. About 18.70% of families and 23.20% of the population were below the, including 31.50% of those under age 18 and 19.30% of those age 65 or over.