Cross County, Arkansas

Cross County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 19,526. The is. Cross County is Arkansas's 53rd county, formed on  and named for  , a political leader in the area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,612 (622 ). 1,595 km² (616 sq mi) of it is land and 17 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.04%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,526 people, 7,391 households, and 5,447 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (32/sq mi). There were 8,030 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.80%, 23.70% or , 0.23% , 0.31% , 0.01% , 0.21% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,391 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.80% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,362, and the median income for a family was $34,044. Males had a median income of $27,880 versus $20,133 for females. The for the county was $15,726. About 16.40% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the, including 27.90% of those under age 18 and 17.50% of those age 65 or over.