Sevier County (Arkansas)
The Sevier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is De Queen. 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 southwest Arkansas, on the west by Oklahoma, is located in the south about 30 miles from Texas and has an area of 1,506 square kilometers, of which 45 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
2000 2000 2010
The Sevier County was formed on October 17, 1828 from parts of Hempstead County and Miller County. It was named after Ambrose Hundley Sevier (1801-1848), a member of the Territorial Congress and later became one of the first two U.S. - Senators from Arkansas.
Demographic data
The census in 2000 after living in Sevier County 15,757 people; were counted 5,708 households and 4,223 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 79.61 percent White, 4.94 percent Black or African American, 1.82 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 11.84 percent from other races groups; 1.61 percent are descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 19.72 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 5,708 households out of which 36.4 per cent of children or young people under the age of 18 who lived with them. 59.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers, 26.0 percent were non-families. 22.8 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size is 3.19 people.
28.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.5 percent between 18 to 24, 27.7 percent between 25 and 44, 21.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.2 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were an average of 97.0 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,144, and the median income for a family $ 34,560. Males had a median income of $ 25,709, women $ 17,666. The per capita income was $ 14,122. 14.4 percent of families and 19.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Sevier County
- Avon
- Bellville
- Ben Lomond
- Brownstown
- Chapel Hill
- Cheatham
- Cowlingsville
- De Queen
- Dilworth
- Fairview
- Geneva
- Gillham
- Horatio
- Kellum
- Lebanon
- Lockesburg
- Milford
- Milrose
- Mineral
- Neal Springs
- Oak Grove
- Paraloma
- Pennies
- Process City
- Provo
- Pullman
- Red Wing
- Stringtown
- Union
- Calf
- Walnut Springs
- West Otis
- White Cliffs
- Williamson
Townships
- Bear Creek Township
- Ben Lomond Township
- Buckhorn Township
- Clear Creek Township
- Jefferson Township
- Mill Creek Township
- Mineral Township
- Monroe Township
- Paraclifta Township
- Red Colony Township
- Saline Township
- Washington Township