Arkansas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the population was 20,749. The county has two county seats, De Witt and Stuttgart. The first of the state's 75 present-day counties to be created, Arkansas County was formed on 13 December 1813 and is named after the Arkansas Indian tribe.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), of which, 988 square...
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Arkansas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the population was 20,749. The county has two county seats, De Witt and Stuttgart. The first of the state's 75 present-day counties to be created, Arkansas County was formed on 13 December 1813 and is named after the Arkansas Indian tribe.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), of which, 988 square miles (2,560 km²) of it is land and 45 square miles (117 km²) of it (4.38%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,749 people, 8,457 households, and 5,970 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 9,672 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.19% White, 23.36% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population...
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