Poinsett County, Arkansas

The Poinsett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. In 2010, the County had 24,583 inhabitants and a population density of 12.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Harrisburg.

Geography

The County is located in northeastern Arkansas and the east is about 30 km from the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Tennessee. It has an area of 1,977 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water surface. Within the county of Little River flows into the St. Francis River. At the Poinsett County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Poinsett County was formed on February 28, 1838 from parts of Greene County and St. Francis County.

It was named after Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851), a former U.S. - Minister of War (1837-1841) and renowned amateur botanist.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 living in Poinsett County 24,583 people in 9545 households. The population density was 12.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 9545 households lived statistically 2.55 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 90.6 percent white, 7.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 32,267. The per capita income was $ 16,625. 25.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Poinsett County

Citys

• Fisher
• Harrisburg
• Lepanto
• Marked Tree

• Trumann
• Tyronza
• Weiner

Town

• Waldenburg

Unincorporated communities

• Alto
• Anderson Tully
• Bay Village
• Beasley
• Black Oak
• Boat Run
• Brushey Lake
• Cassidy
• Deckerville
• Dewey Mill
• Dobell
• Donnick

• Dub
• Frys Mill
• Gaulett
• Greenfield
• Hatchie Coon
• Hydrick
• Joyland
• Judd Hill
• Landers
• Maple Grove
• McCormick
• Mount Olive

• Mulligan
• North Pitts
• Northern Ohio
• Old Weona
• Payneway
• Pittinger
• Pitts
• Promised Land
• Rivervale
• Spear Lake
• Stacy
• Stewart

• Tulot
• Tyronza Junction
• Walnut Grove Corner
• Weona
• Weona Junction
• Whitaker
• Whitehall
• Wilbeth
• Yellow Banks

Structure

The Poinsett County is divided into eleven townships: