White County (Arkansas)
The White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Searcy. 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 northeastern Arkansas and has an area of 2700 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The White County was formed on October 23, 1835 from parts of Independence County, the Jackson County and Pulaski County. It was named after Hugh Lawson White, a U.S. Senator from Tennessee.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in White County 67 165 people in 25 148 households, and 18,408 families. The population density was 25 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 93.52 percent White, 3.56 percent African American, 0.43 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.82 percent from other races groups; 1.31 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.88 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 25 148 households out of which 33.0 per cent of children or young people under the age of 18 who lived with them. 59.9 percent were married couples living together, 9.5 percent were single mothers, 26.8 percent were non-families. 23.4 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size is 2.98 people.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 12.8 percent between 18 to 24, 27.2 percent between 25 and 44, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were an average of 92.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 32,203, and the median income for a family $ 38,782. Males had a median income of $ 29,884, women $ 20,323. The per capita income was $ 15,890. 10.4 percent of families and 14.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in White County
- Albion
- Bald Knob
- Beebe
- Bradford
- Clay
- Davenport
- Dewey
- Doniphan
- El Paso
- Enright
- Floyd
- Fourmile Hill
- Garner
- Georgetown
- Gravel Hill
- Griffithville
- Happy
- Hickory Flat
- Higginson
- Higgson
- Holly Springs
- Joy
- Judsonia
- Kenseh
- Kensen
- Kensett
- Letona
- Little Red
- McJester
- McRae
- Morning Sun
- Mount Pisgah
- Pangburn
- Providence
- Romance
- Rose Bud
- Russell
- Searcy
- Sidon
- Step skirt
- Sunny Hill
- Vanity Corner
- Walker
- Watkins
- West Point
Townships
- Albion Township
- Antioch Township
- Bald Knob Township
- Big Creek Township
- Cadron Township
- Cane Township
- Chrisp Township
- Clay Township
- Cleveland Township
- Coffey Township
- Coldwell Township
- Crosby Township
- Cypert Township
- Denmark Township
- Des Arc Township
- Dogwood Township
- El Paso Township
- Francure Township
- Garner Township
- Gravel Hill Township
- Gray Township
- Gum Springs Township
- Guthrie Township
- Harrison Township
- Hartsell Township
- Higginson Township
- Jackson Township
- Jefferson Township
- Joy Township
- Kensett Township
- Kentucky Township
- Liberty Township
- Marion Township
- Marshall Township
- McRae Township
- Mount Pisgah Township
- Red River Township
- Royal Township
- Russell Township
- Union Township
- Velvet Ridge Township
- Walker Township