Pike County, Arkansas

Pike County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,303. The is. Pike County is Arkansas's 25th county, formed on, and named for  , the explorer who discovered. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,590 (614 ). 1,562 km² (603 sq mi) of it is land and 28 km² (11 sq mi) of it (1.77%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,303 people, 4,504 households, and 3,265 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/sq mi). There were 5,536 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.04%, 3.47% or , 0.65% , 0.16% , 0.02% , 2.60% from , and 1.07% from two or more races. 3.57% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,504 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,695, and the median income for a family was $32,883. Males had a median income of $27,294 versus $17,266 for females. The for the county was $15,385. About 12.80% of families and 16.80% of the population were below the, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 20.20% of those age 65 or over.