Scott County, Arkansas

Scott County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,996. The is. Scott County is Arkansas' 28th county, formed on, and named for , a justice of the Supreme Court of the. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,326 (898 ). 2,315 km² (894 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.47%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of, there were 10,996 people, 4,323 households, and 3,121 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (12/sq mi). There were 4,924 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.53%, 0.23% or , 1.40% , 0.95% , 0.01% , 2.56% from , and 1.32% from two or more races. 5.71% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,323 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,412, and the median income for a family was $30,311. Males had a median income of $23,118 versus $17,127 for females. The for the county was $13,609. About 15.30% of families and 18.20% of the population were below the, including 21.20% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.