Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Hot Spring County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 30,353. The is. Hot Spring County was formed on, from a portion of , and named for the hot springs at  which were within the borders of the county at the time. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,611 (622 ). 1,593 km² (615 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.16%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 30,353 people, 12,004 households, and 8,834 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (49/sq mi). There were 13,384 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.33%, 10.26% or , 0.45% , 0.22% , 0.04% , 0.44% from , and 1.26% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,004 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% 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 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,543, and the median income for a family was $37,077. Males had a median income of $27,800 versus $19,461 for females. The for the county was $15,216. About 10.30% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 14.20% of those age 65 or over.