Pike County (Arkansas)

The Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. In the census in 2010, the County had 11,291 inhabitants and a population density of 7.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Murfreesboro. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

Geography

The County is located in the central southwest Arkansas and has an area of ​​1,590 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

2000 2010

The Pike County was formed on November 1, 1833 from parts of Clark County and the Hempstead County. It was named after Zebulon Pike (1779-1813), an American officer and explorer, after whom the mountain was named Pikes Peak in Colorado.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010, lived in Pike County 11,291 people in 4,345 households. The population density was 7.2 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 90.0 percent white, 2.9 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 6.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 4,345 households lived statistically 2.46 per person.

22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 41.8 percent were 19-64, and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 33,328. The per capita income was $ 18,536. 18.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Pike County

Citys

• Delight
• Glenwood1
• Murfreesboro

Towns

• Antoine
• Daisy

Census-designated place (CDP )

• Kirby

Unincorporated communities

• Bill Town
• Hopewell
• Langley
• Lodi

• Newhope
• Rosboro
• Pisgah
• Salem

1 - partly in Montgomery County

• Bowen
• Caney Valley
• Cooleyville
• Grandfield
• Highland
• Kimberley
• Mount Moriah
• Nathan
• Nutts
• Pike City
• Piney Grove
• Roy
• Shawmut
• Adjusting Town

Townships

• Antoine Township
• Brewer Township
• Clark Township
• Eagle Township
• Missouri Township
• Mountain Township
• Muddy Fork Township
• Pike City Township
• Saline Township
• Self Creek Township
• Thompson Township
• White Township
• Wolf Creek Township