Poinsett County, Arkansas

Poinsett County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 25,614. It is included in the. The is. The county was formed on, and named for ,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,977 (763 ). 1,963 km² (758 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.74%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,614 people, 10,026 households, and 7,228 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (34/sq mi). There were 11,051 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.98%, 7.13% or , 0.23% , 0.16% , 0.02% , 0.74% from , and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,026 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% 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 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,558, and the median income for a family was $32,257. Males had a median income of $26,633 versus $19,199 for females. The for the county was $13,087. About 17.60% of families and 21.20% of the population were below the, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 20.50% of those age 65 or over.