Independence County, Arkansas

Independence County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,233. The is. Independence County is Arkansas's ninth county, formed on, from a portion of  and named to honor the. It is an alcohol prohibition or. It is home to the Independence Walkers, a team in the Eastern States Football League.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,998 (772 ). 1,978 km² (764 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.01%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,233 people, 13,467 households, and 9,669 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (45/sq mi). There were 14,841 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.91%, 2.04% or , 0.45% , 0.65% , 0.03% , 0.64% from , and 1.28% from two or more races. 1.53% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,467 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,920, and the median income for a family was $38,444. Males had a median income of $27,284 versus $20,086 for females. The for the county was $16,163. About 9.90% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.