Randolph County, Arkansas

Randolph County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 18,195. The is. Randolph County is Arkansas's 32nd county, formed on, and named for , a  congressman. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,699 (656 ). 1,688 km² (652 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.64%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,195 people, 7,265 households, and 5,245 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 8,268 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.99%, 0.97% or , 0.53% , 0.07% , 0.01% , 0.27% from , and 1.15% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,265 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 24.30% 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 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,583, and the median income for a family was $33,535. Males had a median income of $25,006 versus $18,182 for females. The for the county was $14,502. About 11.90% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the, including 18.80% of those under age 18 and 15.20% of those age 65 or over.