Stone County (Arkansas)
The Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Mountain View. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located in north-central Arkansas and has an area of 1,578 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Stone County was formed on April 17, 1873 from parts of Independence County, Izard County of, of Searcy County and Van Buren County. It was named after the significant rock formations in this area.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 11,499 people in Stone County. Of these, 141 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 4,768 households and 3,461 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.27 percent White, 0.08 percent African American, 0.77 percent Native American, 0.05 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.15 percent from other races groups; 1.64 percent are descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.08 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,768 households out of which 26.9 per cent of children or young people under the age of 18 who lived with them. 62.3 percent were married couples living together, 7.1 percent were single mothers, 27.4 percent were non-families. 24.8 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size is 2.82 people.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.1 percent between 18 to 24, 23.6 percent between 25 and 44, 28.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were an average of 95.3 males.
The median income for a household was $ 22,209, and the median income for a family $ 28,009. Males have a median income of $ 20,904, women $ 16,118. The per capita income was $ 14,134. 14.1 percent of families and 18.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Stone County
Citys
- Fifty Six
- Mountain View
Unincorporated communities
- Fox
- Marcella
- Newnata
- Onia
- Pleasant Grove
- Timbo
- Alco
- Allison
- Arlberg
- Ben
- Chalybeate Springs
- East Richwoods
- Flag
- Gayler
- Hanover
- Harness
- Herpel
- Luber
- Lydalisk
- Melrose
- Mozart
- Old Lexington
- Optimus
- Parma
- Rushing
- Saint James
- Turkey Creek
- West Richwoods
Townships
- Arbana Township
- Blue Mountain Township
- Bryan Township
- Farris Township
- Flag Township
- Franklin Township
- Harris Township
- Jones Township
- Liberty Township
- Locust Grove Township
- Marcella Township
- Northwest Township
- Optimus Township
- Red River Township
- Red Stripe Township
- Richwoods Township
- Roasting Ear township
- Smart Township
- Sylamore Township
- Timbo Township
- Turkey Creek Township
- Union Township
- Washington Township
- Wilson Township