Grant County (Arkansas)
The Grant County is a county located in the state of Arkansas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sheridan. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited. The Grant County is part of the metropolitan Little Rock.
Geography
The County is located south of the geographic center of Arkansas, and has an area of 1639 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
2000 2010
Grant County was formed on February 4, 1869 from parts of the Hot Spring County, the Jefferson County and Saline County. It was named after the 18th U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant
One of the first roads in the County was a part of the Camden Trails. The western part of the county was connected by a road with cars capable of Little Rock and Camden. To cross the river, there were five ferries.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000, lived in Grant County 16.464 people in 6,241 households and 4,780 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 95.55 percent White, 2.47 percent African American, 0.45 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.64 percent from other races groups; 0.73 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.15 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 6,241 households out of which 35.6 per cent of children or young people under the age of 18 who lived with them. 64.7 percent were married couples living together, 8.5 percent were single mothers, 23.4 percent were non-families. 20.4 percent of all households were single-person households and 9.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size is 3.00.
25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 to 24, 29.6 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were an average of 96.3 males.
The median income for a household was $ 37,182, and the median income for a family $ 42,901. Males have a median income of $ 31,842, women $ 22,098. The per capita income was $ 17,547. 7.8 percent of families and 10.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities in Grant County
- Belfast
- Brush Creek
- Buie
- Cane Creek
- Carver
- Center Grove
- Crossroads
- Dogwood
- Grapevine
- Lenham
- Leola
- Millersville
- Orion
- Poyen
- Prague
- Prattville
- Sheridan
- Thiel
- Walnut Ridge
Townships
- Calvert Township
- Darysaw Township
- Dekalb Township
- Fenter Township
- Franklin Township
- Madison Township
- Merry Green Township
- River Township
- Simpson Township
- Tennessee Township
- Washington Township