Lonoke County, Arkansas

Lonoke County is a located in the  of. Its population was 52,828 at the. The is at, while  is the largest city in the county. Lonoke County is included in the. It is also an alcohol prohibition or.

Lonoke County is Arkansas's 70th county, formed on. Its name originates from a "lone oak" tree that stood on the site of the present county seat; the tree was used as a local landmark by a railroad surveyor. Among Arkansas's 75 counties, it is the only one to share its name with its county seat.

The county is the location of the, Toltec Mounds State Park, and the Joe Hogan Fish Hatchery — one of the world's largest working fish hatcheries.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,078 (802 ). 1,984 km² (766 sq mi) of it is land and 94 km² (36 sq mi) of it (4.54%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 52,828 people, 19,262 households, and 15,024 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (69/sq mi). There were 20,749 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.03%, 6.44% or , 0.49% , 0.42% , 0.03% , 0.51% from , and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 19,262 households out of which 40.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.30% were living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.00% were non-families. 19.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,314, and the median income for a family was $46,173. Males had a median income of $32,451 versus $22,897 for females. The for the county was $17,397. About 8.10% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 13.60% of those age 65 or over.