Prairie County, Arkansas

Prairie County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 9,539. The county has two s, and. Prairie County was formed on, and named for the  of eastern Arkansas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,750 (676 ). 1,673 km² (646 mi²) of it is land and 77 km² (30 mi²) of it (4.41%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,539 people, 3,894 households, and 2,795 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (15/mi²). There were 4,790 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.83%, 13.71% or , 0.36% , 0.18% , 0.28% from , and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,894 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% 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 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,990, and the median income for a family was $36,131. Males had a median income of $28,413 versus $18,808 for females. The for the county was $15,907. About 12.20% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Facts
On September 5th 1913, Lee Simms became the first person in to be  by use of the. He was executed for the offense of.

, a previously unknown plant species, was discovered in Prairie County in, and is not known to grow anywhere else. It is critically endangered, with only 25 known specimens, all growing within a single small wood, now protected as the Konecny Grove Natural Area.