Ashley County, Arkansas

Ashley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hamburg. 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 southeastern Arkansas, on the south by Louisiana and has an area of 2,432 square kilometers, of which 46 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following counties and parishes:

History

The Ashley County, the fifth largest county in Arkansas was formed on 30 November 1848 for parts of the Drew County, the Chicot and the Union County as the 53rd county in Arkansas. It was named after Chester Ashley (1790-1848), a U.S. Senator and land speculators.

The final boundaries of the county were established in 1861. The courtroom in the District Court has a unique architecture: It is completely circular and the seats are arranged so that each can see every.

Demographics

According to the census in 2000 lived in Ashley County 24 209 people in 9,384 households and 6,906 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 69.78 percent White, 27.10 percent Black or African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.73 percent from other races groups; 0.96 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.21 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 9,384 households out of which 33.6 per cent of children or young people under the age of 18 who lived with them. 56.8 percent were married couples living together, 13.0 percent were single mothers, 26.4 percent were non-families. 23.9 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 2.55 and the average family size is 3.02.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3 percent between 18 to 24, 27.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were an average of 90.6 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,758, and the median income for a family $ 37,370. Males have a median income of $ 35,089, women $ 19,501. The per capita income was $ 15,702. 13.9 percent of families and 17.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Ashley County

Citys

Crossett
Hamburg
Montrose

Parkdale
Portland
Wilmot

Town

Fountain Hill

Census-designated places (CDP )

North Crossett
West Crossett

Berea
Berlin
Bovine
Boydell
Crossroad
Gulledge
Kimball
Meridian
Milo
Manure
Moores Mill
Old Milo
Pugh
Rawls
Riley
Roark
Rolfe Junction
Snyder
South Crossett
Style Lions
Sulphur Springs
Sunshine
Thebes
Trafalgar
Venice
Wallace
White
Whitlow
Whitlow Junction

Townships

Banner Township
Bayou Township
Bear Township House
Beech Creek Township
Carter Township
De Bastrop township
Egypt Township
Elon Township
Extra Township
Longview Township
Marie Saline Township
Mill Creek Township
Montrose Township
Portland Township
Prairie Township
Union Township
White Township
Wilmot Township

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