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Nevada County, Arkansas
Prescott, AR 006
Nevada County Courthouse in Prescott
Map of Arkansas highlighting Nevada County
Location in the state of Arkansas
Map of the U.S
Arkansas's location in the U.S.
Founded March 20, 1871
Named for state of Nevada
Seat Prescott
Largest city Prescott
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

621 sq mi (1,608 km²)
618 sq mi (1,601 km²)
2.8 sq mi (7 km²), 0.5%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

8,310
Congressional district 4th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website http://nevadacounty.arkansas.gov/

Nevada County /nəˈv.də/ is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,310, less than half of its peak in 1920.[1] The county seat is Prescott.[2] Nevada County is Arkansas's 63rd county, formed during the Reconstruction era on March 20, 1871, from portions of Hempstead, Ouachita and Columbia counties. It was named after the state of Nevada because of the perceived similarity between their physical shapes; the Arkansas county's shape, inverted, roughly follows the same outline as the state's boundary. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

Dorcheat Bayou, a 122-mile stream, begins in Nevada County. It flows south into Columbia County and across the border into Webster Parish, Louisiana, where it flows into Lake Bistineau and ultimately Loggy Bayou, forming a continuous passage to the Red River. In the 19th century, the bayou was navigable for three to six months by steamboat from Bistineau to Minden. The watershed had fertile farmland, timberland and swampland. The bayou is now popular for fishing and its natural environment.[3]

History[]

This area was historically occupied by members of the Caddoan Confederacy, whose territory extended into present-day Texas and Louisiana. They settled along the waterways, using them for transportation and fishing. Colonial French and later European-American settlers also took over lands along the waterways, which formed their basic transportation routes well into the 19th century. After the Congress repealed Prohibition in the early 20th century, Nevada County voted to retain it and the county is still "dry."

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 621 square miles (1,610 km2), of which 618 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (0.5%) is water.[4] The county is bounded on the north by the Little Missouri River, a branch of the Ouachita River, and drained by several tributaries of that stream and of Red River.[5] Nevada County is alternately considered as part of the greater regions of South Arkansas or Southwest Arkansas.

Major highways[]

  • I-30 (AR) Interstate 30
  • US 67 U.S. Highway 67
  • US 278 U.S. Highway 278
  • US 371 U.S. Highway 371
  • Arkansas 19 Highway 19
  • Arkansas 24 Highway 24
  • Arkansas 32 Highway 32
  • Arkansas 51 Highway 51
  • Arkansas 53 Highway 53

Adjacent counties[]

Demographics[]

The population declined by more than half from 1920 to 1970, due to mechanization of agriculture and the decline of the lumber industry causing loss of jobs. In addition, blacks left in the Great Migration to midwestern and western industrial cities, where they found better work and less social oppression.

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1880 12,959
1890 14,832 14.5%
1900 16,609 12.0%
1910 19,344 16.5%
1920 21,934 13.4%
1930 20,407 −7.0%
1940 19,869 −2.6%
1950 14,781 −25.6%
1960 10,700 −27.6%
1970 10,111 −5.5%
1980 11,097 9.8%
1990 10,101 −9.0%
2000 9,955 −1.4%
2010 8,997 −9.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8]
1990–2000[9] 2010–2020[1]
USA Nevada County, Arkansas age pyramid

Age pyramid Nevada County[10]

2020 census[]

Nevada County racial composition[11]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 5,145 61.91%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,433 29.28%
Native American 37 0.45%
Asian 41 0.49%
Other/Mixed 300 3.61%
Hispanic or Latino 354 4.26%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,310 people, 3,397 households, and 2,263 families residing in the county.

2000 census[]

As of the 2000 United States Census,[12] there were 9,955 people, 3,893 households, and 2,721 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km2). There were 4,751 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 66.90% White, 31.18% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.85% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 1.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,893 households, out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were married couples living together, 14.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,962, and the median income for a family was $33,095. Males had a median income of $27,888 versus $17,920 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,184. About 18.30% of families and 22.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.00% of those under age 18 and 27.10% of those age 65 or over.


Government[]

Prior to 2000, Nevada County was considered an "ancestral" Democratic-voting county, with exceptions for the 1968 George Wallace campaign and the 1972 and 1984 landslides of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, respectively.

United States presidential election results for Nevada County, Arkansas[13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 2,133 63.52% 1,076 32.04% 149 4.44%
2016 2,000 61.61% 1,157 35.64% 89 2.74%
2012 1,996 58.98% 1,314 38.83% 74 2.19%
2008 2,062 56.73% 1,474 40.55% 99 2.72%
2004 1,752 50.39% 1,694 48.72% 31 0.89%
2000 1,796 48.05% 1,867 49.95% 75 2.01%
1996 976 26.74% 2,279 62.44% 395 10.82%
1992 1,217 30.83% 2,242 56.79% 489 12.39%
1988 1,714 49.55% 1,732 50.07% 13 0.38%
1984 2,352 56.65% 1,783 42.94% 17 0.41%
1980 1,697 38.22% 2,631 59.26% 112 2.52%
1976 1,163 27.24% 3,101 72.64% 5 0.12%
1972 2,513 68.07% 1,179 31.93% 0 0.00%
1968 840 21.42% 1,308 33.36% 1,773 45.22%
1964 1,406 38.79% 2,190 60.41% 29 0.80%
1960 937 34.06% 1,605 58.34% 209 7.60%
1956 1,039 35.30% 1,871 63.57% 33 1.12%
1952 1,037 34.41% 1,972 65.43% 5 0.17%
1948 202 11.40% 1,140 64.33% 430 24.27%
1944 415 23.43% 1,353 76.40% 3 0.17%
1940 224 13.74% 1,399 85.83% 7 0.43%
1936 204 13.96% 1,252 85.69% 5 0.34%
1932 197 7.68% 2,358 91.97% 9 0.35%
1928 946 43.16% 1,242 56.66% 4 0.18%
1924 386 29.90% 719 55.69% 186 14.41%
1920 1,292 50.65% 1,220 47.82% 39 1.53%
1916 657 32.32% 1,376 67.68% 0 0.00%
1912 322 24.96% 607 47.05% 361 27.98%
1908 784 39.92% 890 45.32% 290 14.77%
1904 556 36.48% 585 38.39% 383 25.13%
1900 744 47.42% 732 46.65% 93 5.93%
1896 469 21.82% 1,669 77.66% 11 0.51%
1892 645 24.94% 1,132 43.77% 809 31.28%



Communities[]

Cities[]

Towns[]

  • Bluff City
  • Bodcaw
  • Cale
  • Rosston
  • Willisville
  • Falcon

Census-designated place[]

  • Reader

Townships[]

Nevada County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large

Townships in Nevada County, Arkansas as of 2010

Townships in Arkansas are the divisions of a county. Each township includes unincorporated areas and some may have incorporated towns or cities within part of their space. Townships have limited purposes in modern times. However, the US Census does list Arkansas population based on townships (often referred to as "minor civil divisions"). Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps. The townships of Nevada County are listed below with the town(s) and/or city that are fully or partially inside them listed in parentheses.


[14][15]

  • Alabama
  • Albany
  • Boughton
  • Caney (Cale, Rosston)
  • Emmet (Emmet)
  • Georgia
  • Jackson
  • Leake
  • Missouri (Prescott)
  • Parker (Bodcaw)
  • Redland
  • Taylor (Willisville)
  • Union (Bluff City, Reader)

See also[]

  • Camp Bragg (Arkansas)
  • List of lakes in Nevada County, Arkansas
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada County, Arkansas

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05099.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ Davis, Edwin Adams (1968). Marietta M. LeBreton, "Bayou Dorcheat" in The Rivers and Bayous of Louisiana by Edwin Adams Davis. ISBN 978-1-56554-437-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=N6a-9ZHqz8oC&q=dorcheat+bayoiu&pg=PA45. 
  4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt. 
  5. ^ Wikisource-logo "Nevada. I. A S. W. county of Arkansas". The American Cyclopædia. 1879. 
  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  7. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  8. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt. 
  9. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  10. ^ Based on 2000 census data
  11. ^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05099&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2. 
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  13. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/. 
  14. ^ U. S. Census Bureau. 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Nevada County, AR (Map). http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05099_nevada/BAS11C20509900000_000.pdf. 
  15. ^ "Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/cousub/dc10blk_st05_cousub.html#N. 

Coordinates: 33°39′40″N 93°18′03″W / 33.66111, -93.30083


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