Pope County, Arkansas

Pope County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 54,469. The is. The county was formed on, from a portion of  and named for , the third governor of the. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,152 (831 ). 2,103 km² (812 sq mi) of it is land and 49 km² (19 sq mi) of it (2.27%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 54,469 people, 20,701 households, and 15,008 families residing in the county. The was 26/km² (67/sq mi). There were 22,851 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.73%, 2.61% or , 0.68% , 0.64% , 0.03% , 0.93% from , and 1.39% from two or more races. 2.06% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 20,701 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,069, and the median income for a family was $39,055. Males had a median income of $29,914 versus $19,307 for females. The for the county was $15,918. About 11.60% of families and 15.20% of the population were below the, including 18.80% of those under age 18 and 14.00% of those age 65 or over.