Cleburne County, Arkansas

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Cleburne County, Arkansas
Map
Location in the state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	February 20, 1883
Seat	Heber Springs
Area - Total - Land - Water	592 sq mi (1,533 km²) 553 sq mi (1,432 km²) 39 sq mi (101 km²), 6.57%
Population - (2000) - Density	24,046 44/sq mi (17/km²)

Cleburne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population was 24,046. The county seat and most populous city in the county is Heber Springs,^[1] while the largest city by area is Greers Ferry. Cleburne County was formed on February 20, 1883 and named for Confederate General Patrick Cleburne. It is also the last of Arkansas's 75 counties to be formed. Cleburne is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 592 square miles (1,533 km²), of which, 553 square miles (1,432 km²) of it is land and 39 square miles (101 km²) of it (6.57%) is water. Much of the water content in the county is accounted for in a dominant body of water, Greers Ferry Lake, which extends westward into neighboring Van Buren County.

[edit] Major highways

Highway 5
Highway 16
Highway 25
Highway 87
Highway 92
Highway 110

[edit] Adjacent counties

Stone County (north)
Independence County (northeast)
White County (southeast)
Faulkner County (southwest)
Van Buren County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Age pyramid Cleburne County^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 24,046 people, 10,190 households, and 7,408 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 13,732 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.20% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,190 households out of which 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.30% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,531, and the median income for a family was $37,273. Males had a median income of $28,844 versus $19,672 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,250. About 9.00% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.