Mississippi County (Arkansas)
The Mississippi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. In 2010, the County had 46,480 inhabitants and a population density of 20 inhabitants per square kilometer. The Management seats ( County Seats ) are Blytheville and Osceola, making the Mississippi County is among the counties that have two administrative centers.
Geography
The County is located in northeastern Arkansas, Missouri and bordered to the north on the east by the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Tennessee. It has an area of 2,382 square kilometers, of which 56 square kilometers are water surface. Parallel to the Mississippi flows of Little River by the West of the county. At the Mississippi County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The first Europeans in the area were probably Hernando de Soto and his companions, after they had crossed the Mississippi in 1541. Even Father Jacques Marquette was in 1673 during his Mississippi expedition in the area. 1682 was probably the French explorer La Salle here.
The Mississippi County was formed on November 1, 1833 from parts of Crittenden County. It was named after the eastern border of the county forming Mississippi. First district capital was Osceola. 1870, the District Court was moved to Blytheville.
The census of 1840 documented a population of 1410 inhabitants, of whom 510 were slaves. Other settlements in the county were Barfield, Chickasawba (later merged in Blytheville ) and Elmot (now Luxora ).
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census in 2010 lived in Mississippi County 46,480 people in 18,639 households. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. In the 18,639 households lived statistically 2.48 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 61.6 percent white, 34.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
28.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 33,660. The per capita income was $ 18,053. 23.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in Mississippi County
Citys
- Blytheville
- Gosnell
- Joiner
- Keiser
- Leachville
- Luxora
- Manila
- Osceola
- Wilson
Towns
- Bassett
- Birdsong
- Burdette
- Dell
- Dyess
- Etowah
- Marie
- Victoria
Unincorporated communities
- Arkmo
- Armorel
- Athelstan
- Bardstown
- Barfield
- Big Lake
- Bondville
- Boynton
- Buckeye
- Burton
- Butler
- Calumet
- Carmi
- Carrol Corner
- Carson Lake
- Chelford
- Chickasawba
- Creamery package
- Clear Lake
- Clearwater
- Coleridge
- Cottonwood Corner
- Dearman
- Delpro
- Denwood
- Dimple
- Dogwood
- Driver
- Eastview
- Evadale
- Floodway
- Frenchmans Bayou
- Garson
- Golden Lake
- Grider
- Half Moon
- Happy Corners
- Hickman
- Hightower
- Hilton
- Huffman
- Lemsford
- Lennie
- Little Green Store
- Little River
- Lowden
- Mandalay
- McClendons Corner
- McFerrin
- Midway
- Milligan Ridge
- Moran
- Muir
- Nodena
- North
- Number Nine
- O'Donnell Bend
- Pawheen
- Pecan Point
- Petty Ville
- Red Line
- Ringtone
- Rokey
- Pink
- Roseland
- Rotan
- Roy
- Saint Thomas
- Sans Souci
- Shady Grove
- Shawnee
- Shippen
- Track Four
- Stark City
- Three Way
- Tomato
- Tukertown
- Gymnast
- Vail
- Walters
- Wardell
- Westover
- Westridge
- Whisp
- Whistle Ville
- Whitton
- Wilson Junction
- Woodland Corner
- Yarbro
Structure
The Mississippi County is divided into 17 townships: