Sharp County, Arkansas

Sharp County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 17,119. The is. The county was formed on, and named for Ephraim Sharp, a state legislator from the area. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,570 (606 ). 1,565 km² (604 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.33%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,119 people, 7,211 households, and 5,141 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 9,342 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.14%, 0.49% or , 0.68% , 0.12% , 0.02% , 0.16% from , and 1.39% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,211 households out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.90% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 22.80% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 23.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,152, and the median income for a family was $29,691. Males had a median income of $23,329 versus $16,884 for females. The for the county was $14,143. About 13.20% of families and 18.20% of the population were below the, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.