White County, Arkansas

White County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 67,165. The is. White County is Arkansas's 31st county, formed on, from portions of ,  and  counties and named for , a  candidate for. It is an alcohol prohibition or, though a few private establishments (such as the Country Club) can sell alcohol. The current White County Judge is Michael Lincoln of Searcy.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,700 (1,042 ). 2,678 km² (1,034 sq mi) of it is land and 22 km² (8 sq mi) of it (0.80%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 67,165 people, 25,148 households, and 18,408 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (65/sq mi). There were 27,613 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.52%, 3.56% or , 0.43% , 0.32% , 0.03% , 0.82% from , and 1.31% from two or more races. 1.88% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 25,148 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.80% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,203, and the median income for a family was $38,782. Males had a median income of $29,884 versus $20,323 for females. The for the county was $15,890. About 10.40% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the, including 18.10% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.