Drew County, Arkansas
The Drew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Monticello.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southeast of Arkansas; it is in the east just 35 km from the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Tennessee. Louisiana is about 50 km to the south. The Drew County has an area of 2,164 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Drew County was formed on November 26, 1846 from parts of Arkansas County and Bradley County. It was named after Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802-1879), the fourth Governor of Arkansas ( 1844-1849 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Drew County 18,509 people in 7,704 households. The population density was 8.6 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 68.8 percent white, 27.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 7,704 households lived statistically 2.30 per person.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 31,676. The per capita income was $ 18,789. 23.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Drew County
Citys
- Jerome
- Monticello
- Tillar
- Wilmar
- Winchester
Unincorporated communities
- Ladelle
- Montongo
1 - partially in Desha County
- Allis
- Barkada
- Baxter
- Brandon
- Coleman
- College Heights
- Deane
- Enon
- Florence
- Greenhill
- Killin
- Lacey
- Lewis
- New Hope
- Plantersville
- Rock Springs
- Scipio
- Selma
- Tennessee
- Valley Junction
- Wilmar
- Youngstown
Townships
- Bartholomew Township
- Bear Township House
- Clear Creek Township
- Collins Township
- Cominto Township
- Crook Township
- Franklin Township
- Live Oak Township
- Marion Township
- Saline Township
- Spring Hill Township
- Veasey Township