Sebastian County, Arkansas

Sebastian County is a located in the  of. It is part of the -. As of 2000, the population was 115,071. The county has two s, and. Sebastian County is Arkansas's 56th county, formed on, and named for ,  from Arkansas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,414 (546 ); it has the smallest area of any county in Arkansas. 1,389 km² (536 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.79%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 115,071 people, 45,300 households, and 30,713 families residing in the county. The was 83/km² (215/sq mi). There were 49,311 housing units at an average density of 36/km² (92/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.34%, 6.16% or , 1.57% , 3.51% , 0.05% , 3.71% from , and 2.67% from two or more races. 6.70% of the population were or  of any race. 5.49% reported speaking at home, while 1.47% speak  and 0.97%.

There were 45,300 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,889, and the median income for a family was $41,303. Males had a median income of $30,056 versus $22,191 for females. The for the county was $18,424. About 10.40% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.