Miller County, Arkansas

Miller County is a located in the southwestern corner of the  of. It is part of the -. As of, the population was 40,443. The is. When first formed, Miller County was Arkansas's sixth county, established on, and named for , the first governor of the. Additionally, Miller County is the first of the state's counties to be formed upon the creation of the Arkansas Territory. The first five —, , , and  — were formed during Arkansas's days as part of the.

The county was abolished in, and later recreated in December 1874 from a portion of neighboring. 

Despite its proximity to Texas (which has no state personal ), Miller County residents are not exempt from Arkansas's state personal income tax unless they reside within the city limits of Texarkana. Miller County is also one of only two counties in Arkansas (along with ) to be separated from all surrounding counties in the state by water — the, in this case.

History
Miller County was originally created in and included most of the current Miller County as well as most of what are now counties in Texas:, , , , , , , , , , and. In the county seat was located what is the current day. When Arkansas achieved statehood the same year Texas declared itself an independent republic in a dispute over the common border arose, with the area in Miller County having representation in both the Arkansas legislature and the Texas congress. In and, Texas organized Red River and Fannin counties, respectively, in the area. Arkansas attempted to counter by making it a misdemeanor for Miller County residents to hold office in Texas, and then by establishing a county court in Fannin. The attempts were ultimately unsuccessful, and in Texas was annexed by the United States, settling the boundary between Texas and Arkansas. As much of Miller County was lost to Texas, the county was dissolved with the remaining territory returning to Lafayette County.

The modern Miller County was re-created in from the parts of Lafayette County lying west and south of the Red River.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,651 (637 ). 1,616 km² (624 sq mi) of it is land and 35 km² (14 sq mi) of it (2.12%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,443 people, 15,637 households, and 11,086 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (65/sq mi). There were 17,727 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.02%, 22.99% or , 0.63% , 0.37% , 0.02% , 0.54% from , and 1.43% from two or more races. 1.58% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,637 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.90% were living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,951, and the median income for a family was $36,665. Males had a median income of $33,080 versus $21,376 for females. The for the county was $16,444. About 15.40% of families and 19.30% of the population were below the, including 27.90% of those under age 18 and 16.50% of those age 65 or over.