Lee County (Arkansas)

The Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. In 2010, the County had 10,424 inhabitants and a population density of 6.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Marianna.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme east of Arkansas, to the east by the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Mississippi. It has an area of ​​1604 square kilometers, of which 46 square kilometers are water surface. The county is traversed in a north-south direction from the Saint Francis River. At the Lee County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Lee County was formed on April 17, 1873 from parts of Crittenden County, Monroe County, the Phillips County and St. Francis County. It was named after Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870), a general of the U.S. Army and the American Civil War (1861-1865), commander of the Army of Northern Virginia in the armed forces of the South ( Confederate States of America).

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Lee County 10,424 people in 3516 households. The population density was 6.7 people per square kilometer. In the 3516 households lived statistically 2.62 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 43.1 percent white, 54.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

20.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. 44.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 30,494. The per capita income was $ 13,103. 28.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Towns in Lee County

City

• Marianna

Towns

• Aubrey
• Haynes
• La Grange

• Moro
• Rondo

Unincorporated communities

• Brickeys
• Council
• Oak Forest
• Spring Creek

Structure

The Lee County is divided into twelve townships: