Craighead County, Arkansas
The Craighead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. In 2010, the County had 96 443 inhabitants and a population density of 52.4 inhabitants per square kilometer .. With Jonesboro ( Western District ) and Lake City ( Eastern District ) has the County over two administrative centers ( county seats ). The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme northeast of Arkansas and borders with its northeastern tip to Missouri. It has an area of 1,847 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water are. Thanks to the east of the county flows in a north-south direction of the St. Francis River, a right tributary of the Mississippi. At the Craighead County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Craighead County was formed on February 19, 1859 from parts of Greene County, Mississippi County and Poinsett County. It was named after Thomas H. Craighead (1798-1862), a representative of the Mississippi County and Crittenden County in the government of Arkansas.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Craighead County 96 443 people in 35 159 households. The population density was 52.4 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 81.2 percent white, 13.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 35 159 households lived statistically 2.51 per person.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 39,526. The per capita income was $ 21,521. 17.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Craighead County
Citys
- Bay
- Bono
- Jonesboro
- Monette
Towns
- Black Oak
- Brookland
- Caraway
- Cash
- Egypt
- Lake City
Unincorporated communities
- Antioch
- Apt
- Bowman
- Bunney
- Burnt Hill
- Cary
- Childress
- Chilson
- Cottonwood Corner
- Davis track
- Degelow
- Delfore
- Denton Iceland
- Dixie
- Dorothy
- Dryden
- Elm Grove
- Fisher
- Gibson
- Goobertown
- Gum Point
- Hancock
- Hancock Junction
- Happy Corners
- Hergett
- Herman
- Lakeview
- Lepanto Junction
- Lunsford
- Macey
- Mangrum
- Nalle
- Needham
- Nemo
- Otwell
- Pauls Switch
- Philadelphia
- Phillips
- Pleasant Grove
- Poplar Ridge
- Red Onion
- Ridge
- Riggs
- Risher
- Sandy
- Schug
- Southland
- Sterling Springs
- Taurus
- Tunis
- Valley View
- Winesburg
Structure
The Craighead County is divided into 18 townships: