Madison County, Arkansas

Madison County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 14,243. The is. The county was formed on, and named for ,. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Madison County is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,168 (837 ). 2,167 km² (837 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.03%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,243 people, 5,463 households, and 4,080 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (17/mi²). There were 6,537 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.94%, 0.11% or , 1.22% , 0.06% , 0.09% , 1.47% from , and 1.10% from two or more races. 3.06% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,463 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.00% were living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,895, and the median income for a family was $32,910. Males had a median income of $24,911 versus $18,786 for females. The for the county was $14,736. About 14.70% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the, including 24.60% of those under age 18 and 18.00% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

 * Birthplace of and lawman, best known for ing outlaw  in.


 * (1910 - 1994), of Arkansas during the  days, was from the Combs community near Huntsville.


 * (b. 1941), retired Madison County and superintendent, served as a  in the  from -. He is a school board member in the Huntsville-St. Paul district.


 * Madison County is also known as "Booger" County to the locals.