Randolph County (Arkansas)

The Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. In 2010, the County had 17,969 inhabitants and a population density of 10.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Pocahontas. 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 northeastern Arkansas and is bordered to the north by Missouri. It has an area of ​​1,699 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water surface. The county is drained by the Black River, a left tributary of the White River. At the Randolph County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Randolph County was formed on October 29, 1835 from parts of Lawrence County. It was named after John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833), a U.S. - to be senator from Virginia, who claimed to be a descendant of the Indian princess Pocahontas.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Randolph County 17,969 people in 7255 households. The population density was 10.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7255 households lived statistically 2.45 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 30,222. The per capita income was $ 18,751. 19.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Randolph County

City

• Pocahontas

Towns

• Biggers
• Maynard
• O Kean

• Ravenden Springs
• Reyno

Unincorporated communities

• Attica
• Birdell
• Brakebill
• Brockett
• Cedar Grove
• Dalton

• East Pocahontas
• Elevenpoint
• Elkins Park
• Elm Store
• Elnora

• Engelberg
• Fender
• Hamil
• Ingram
• Jerrett
• Lesterville

• Lorine
• Manson
• Middlebrook
• Minorca
• Noland
• Pitman

• Shannon
• Sharum
• Skaggs
• Stokes
• Supply
• Warm Springs

Structure

The Randolph County is divided into 26 townships: