Yell County, Arkansas

Yell County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 21,139. The county has two s, and. Yell County is Arkansas's 41st county, formed on  and named after, who was the state's first member of the  and the second governor of Arkansas; he later fell in combat at the  during the. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,457 (949 ). 2,403 km² (928 sq mi) of it is land and 54 km² (21 sq mi) of it (2.21%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,139 people, 7,922 households, and 5,814 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 9,157 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.63%, 1.47% or , 0.58% , 0.69% , 0.03% , 8.99% from , and 1.62% from two or more races. 12.73% of the population were or  of any race. 12.00% reported speaking at home.

There were 7,922 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,916, and the median income for a family was $33,409. Males had a median income of $23,172 versus $18,148 for females. The for the county was $15,383. About 11.70% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives & trivia

 * Professional golfer was raised in Yell County, moving there from  with his family when he was 5. He owns the  near Dardanelle.


 * In the   , starring,   played  Mattie Ross, who was constantly speaking of herself being from Yell County, near.