Polk County (Arkansas)

The Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is in Mena. 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 extreme west of Arkansas, on the west by Oklahoma, and has an area of ​​2,234 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

2000 2010

The Polk County was formed on November 30, 1844 from parts of Sevier County. It was named after James K. Polk (1795-1849), the eleventh President of the United States ( 1845-1849 ).

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 20,229 people in Polk County; were counted 8,047 households and 5,793 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 94.69 percent White, 0.16 percent African American, 1.49 percent Native American, 0.21 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.72 percent from other races groups. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.67 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,047 households out of which 31.9 per cent of children or young people under the age of 18 who lived with them. 60.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers, 28.0 percent were non-families. 25.0 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size is 2.97 people.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24, 25.0 percent between 25 and 44, 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were an average of 94.0 males.

The median income for a household was $ 25,180, and the median income for a family $ 31,379. Males had a median income of $ 23,397, women $ 17,294. The per capita income was $ 14,063. 18.2 percent of the population and 14.0 percent of families are below the poverty line.

Places in Polk County

Citys

  • Grannis
  • Mena

Towns

  • Cove
  • Hatfield
  • Vandervoort
  • Wickes

Unincorporated communities

  • Acorn
  • Athens
  • Big Fork
  • Board Camp
  • Ink
  • Potter Junction
  • Yocana
  • Bog Springs
  • Cherry Hill
  • Dallas
  • Eagleton
  • Fogel
  • Hartley
  • Hatton
  • Highland
  • Howard
  • Mountain Fork
  • Nunley
  • Old Cove
  • Opal
  • Potter
  • Rich Mountain
  • Rocky
  • Shady

Townships

  • Acorn Township
  • Big Fork Township
  • Cedar Township
  • Center Township
  • Cove Township
  • Eagle Township
  • Faulkner Township
  • Freedom Township
  • Fulton Township
  • Gap Springs township
  • Mill Creek Township
  • Mountain Township
  • Ouachita Township
  • Ozark Township
  • Potter Township
  • Rich Mountain Township
  • White Township
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