Jackson County, Arkansas

Jackson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population is 18,418. The is. Jackson County is Arkansas's 23rd county, formed on, and named for , the seventh , who was president by the time Arkansas was admitted to the union.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,661 (641 ). 1,641 km² (634 sq mi) of it is land and 21 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.23%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,418 people, 6,971 households, and 4,830 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 7,956 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.57%, 17.56% or , 0.33% , 0.18% , 0.01% , 0.40% from , and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,971 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were living together, 13.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.20% under the age of 18, 11.50% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,081, and the median income for a family was $32,661. Males had a median income of $26,744 versus $17,830 for females. The for the county was $14,564. About 13.20% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 16.70% of those age 65 or over.

External link

 * Jackson County government's website