Grant County, Arkansas
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Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 16,464. The county seat is Sheridan. Grant County was formed on February 4, 1869 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, president of the United States. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,639 km² (633 mi²). 1,636 km² (632 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.19%) is water.Adjacent counties
- Saline County (north)
- Pulaski County (northeast)
- Jefferson County (east)
- Cleveland County (southeast)
- Dallas County (south)
- Hot Spring County (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 16,464 people, 6,241 households, and 4,780 families residing in the county. The population density was 10/km² (26/mi²). There were 6,960 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.55% White, 2.47% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 6,241 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.40% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,182, and the median income for a family was $42,901. Males had a median income of $31,842 versus $22,098 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,547. About 7.80% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 13.00% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
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