Woodruff County, Arkansas

Woodruff County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 8,741. The is. Woodruff County is Arkansas's 54th county, formed on, and named for , founder of the state's first newspaper, the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,539 (594 ). 1,519 km² (587 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.26%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,741 people, 3,531 households, and 2,439 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (15/sq mi). There were 4,089 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 67.86%, 30.75% or , 0.23% , 0.07% , 0.10% , 0.17% from , and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,531 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were living together, 16.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,099, and the median income for a family was $27,824. Males had a median income of $24,051 versus $17,995 for females. The for the county was $13,269. About 21.70% of families and 27.00% of the population were below the, including 38.10% of those under age 18 and 27.00% of those age 65 or over.