Sevier County, Arkansas

Sevier County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,757. The is. Sevier County is Arkansas's sixteenth county, formed on, and named for ,  from Arkansas. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,506 (581 ). 1,461 km² (564 sq mi) of it is land and 45 km² (17 sq mi) of it (2.99%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,757 people, 5,708 households, and 4,223 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 6,434 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.61%, 4.94% or , 1.82% , 0.13% , 0.06% , 11.84% from , and 1.61% from two or more races. 19.72% of the population were or  of any race. 17.32% reported speaking at home.

There were 5,708 households out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,144, and the median income for a family was $34,560. Males had a median income of $25,709 versus $17,666 for females. The for the county was $14,122. About 14.40% of families and 19.20% of the population were below the, including 26.90% of those under age 18 and 14.20% of those age 65 or over.