Faulkner County, Arkansas

Faulkner County is a located in the  of. Its population was 86,014 at the. The is. Faulkner County is included in the.

History
Faulkner County was formed from parts of and  counties on   and is named after  who was the composer of the popular fiddle tune "The Arkansas Traveller".

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,720 (664 ). 1,677 km² (647 sq mi) of it is land and 43 km² (17 sq mi) of it (2.50%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 86,014 people, 31,882 households, and 22,444 families residing in the county. The was 51/km² (133/sq mi). There were 34,546 housing units at an average density of 21/km² (53/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.33%, 8.48% or , 0.52% , 0.72% , 0.03% , 0.68% from , and 1.23% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 31,882 households out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 15.30% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,204, and the median income for a family was $45,946. Males had a median income of $32,288 versus $24,428 for females. The for the county was $17,988. About 7.90% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of those age 65 or over.

History

 * 10th Arkansas Infantry, Local Regiment During the Civil War

Sustainability/Environment

 * Faulkner County Supporters of Sustainable Communities Website, a group a Faulkner County residents who work to encourage sustainable developments.

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