Montgomery County, Arkansas

Montgomery County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 9,245. The is. Montgomery County is Arkansas's 45th county, formed on, , and named after , an American general.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,073 (800 ). 2,023 km² (781 sq mi) of it is land and 50 km² (19 sq mi) of it (2.42%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * & (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,245 people, 3,785 households, and 2,747 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (12/sq mi). There were 5,048 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.42%, 0.29% or , 1.11% , 0.37% , 0.01% , 1.56% from , and 1.23% from two or more races. 2.53% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,785 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,421, and the median income for a family was $32,769. Males had a median income of $25,865 versus $18,063 for females. The for the county was $14,668. About 13.00% of families and 17.00% of the population were below the, including 22.50% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

 * , a veteran of from the famed, grew up in.
 * , (1909-1976), pitcher for the  and, was born in.