Ashley County, Arkansas

Ashley County is a located in the  of, and was formed in  from parts of ,  and  Counties. As of the, the population was 24,209. The is. It is named for. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,432 (939 ). 2,386 km² (921 sq mi) of it is land and 46 km² (18 sq mi) of it (1.91%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 24,209 people, 9,384 households, and 6,906 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (26/sq mi). There were 10,615 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 69.78%, 27.10% or , 0.21% , 0.18% , 0.05% , 1.73% from , and 0.96% from two or more races. 3.21% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,384 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,758, and the median income for a family was $37,370. Males had a median income of $35,089 versus $19,501 for females. The for the county was $15,702. About 13.90% of families and 17.50% of the population were below the, including 25.70% of those under age 18 and 17.20% of those age 65 or over.