Arkansas County, Arkansas

Arkansas County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 20,749. The county has two s, and. The first of the state's 75 present-day counties to be created, Arkansas County was formed on  and is named after the  Indian tribe.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,678 (1,034 ). 2,560 km² (988 sq mi) of it is land and 117 km² (45 sq mi) of it (4.38%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,749 people, 8,457 households, and 5,970 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (21/sq mi). There were 9,672 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.19%, 23.36% or , 0.21% , 0.36% , 0.21% from , and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,457 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were living together, 13.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,316, and the median income for a family was $36,472. Males had a median income of $28,914 versus $21,127 for females. The for the county was $16,401. About 14.10% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the, including 24.80% of those under age 18 and 15.50% of those age 65 or over.