Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 18,418. The county seat is Newport. Jackson County is Arkansas's 23rd county, formed on November 5, 1829, and named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, who was president by the time Arkansas was admitted to the Union.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 641 square miles (1,661 km²), of which, ...
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Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 18,418. The county seat is Newport. Jackson County is Arkansas's 23rd county, formed on November 5, 1829, and named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, who was president by the time Arkansas was admitted to the Union.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 641 square miles (1,661 km²), of which, 634 square miles (1,641 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 km²) of it (1.23%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,418 people, 6,971 households, and 4,830 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 7,956 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.57% White, 17.56% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more...
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