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Scott County, Arkansas | |
Scott County Courthouse in Waldron
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Location in the state of Arkansas | |
Arkansas's location in the U.S. | |
Founded | November 5, 1833 |
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Named for | Andrew Scott |
Seat | Waldron |
Largest city | Waldron |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
898 sq mi (2,326 km²) 892 sq mi (2,310 km²) 5.8 sq mi (15 km²), 0.6% |
Population - (2020) - Density |
9,836 |
Congressional district | 4th |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,836.[1] The county seat is Waldron.[2] Scott County is Arkansas' 28th county, formed on November 5, 1833,[3] and named for Andrew Scott, a justice of the Supreme Court of the Arkansas Territory.[4] It is an alcohol-prohibited or dry county.
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 898 square miles (2,330 km2), of which 892 square miles (2,310 km2) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km2) (0.6%) is water.[5]
Major highways[]
Adjacent counties[]
- Sebastian County (northwest)
- Logan County (northeast)
- Yell County (east)
- Montgomery County (southeast)
- Polk County (south)
- Le Flore County, Oklahoma (west)
National protected area[]
- Ouachita National Forest (part)
Demographics[]
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1840 | 1,694 | ||
1850 | 3,083 | 82.0% | |
1860 | 5,145 | 66.9% | |
1870 | 7,483 | 45.4% | |
1880 | 9,174 | 22.6% | |
1890 | 12,635 | 37.7% | |
1900 | 13,183 | 4.3% | |
1910 | 14,302 | 8.5% | |
1920 | 13,232 | −7.5% | |
1930 | 11,803 | −10.8% | |
1940 | 13,300 | 12.7% | |
1950 | 10,057 | −24.4% | |
1960 | 7,297 | −27.4% | |
1970 | 8,207 | 12.5% | |
1980 | 9,685 | 18.0% | |
1990 | 10,205 | 5.4% | |
2000 | 10,996 | 7.8% | |
2010 | 11,233 | 2.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8] 1990–2000[9] 2010–2020[1] |
2020 census[]
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 8,031 | 81.65% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 31 | 0.32% |
Native American | 183 | 1.86% |
Asian | 275 | 2.8% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed | 563 | 5.72% |
Hispanic or Latino | 748 | 7.6% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,836 people, 3,944 households, and 2,569 families residing in the county.
2000 census[]
As of the 2000 census,[12] there were 10,996 people, 4,323 households, and 3,121 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (5/km2). There were 4,924 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.53% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 1.40% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.56% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. 5.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,323 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $26,412, and the median income for a family was $30,311. Males had a median income of $23,118 versus $17,127 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,609. About 15.3% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2010 Scott County had a population of 11,233. The racial makeup was 85.35% white, 0.47% black, 1.85% Native American, 3.42% Asian, 2.12% Non-Hispanics reporting more than one race and 6.96% Hispanics or Latinos.
Government[]
Scott County is represented the Arkansas House of Representatives by the Republicans Marcus Richmond, a businessman from Harvey, and Jon Eubanks, a farmer and Certified Public Accountant from Paris. Over the past few election cycles Scott County has trended heavily towards the GOP. The last Democrat (as of 2020) to carry this county was Bill Clinton in 1996.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,962 | 83.41% | 483 | 13.60% | 106 | 2.99% |
2016 | 2,731 | 77.81% | 602 | 17.15% | 177 | 5.04% |
2012 | 2,631 | 72.28% | 897 | 24.64% | 112 | 3.08% |
2008 | 2,791 | 69.86% | 1,053 | 26.36% | 151 | 3.78% |
2004 | 2,514 | 62.26% | 1,473 | 36.48% | 51 | 1.26% |
2000 | 2,399 | 60.26% | 1,444 | 36.27% | 138 | 3.47% |
1996 | 1,426 | 33.19% | 2,259 | 52.57% | 612 | 14.24% |
1992 | 1,695 | 37.15% | 2,228 | 48.84% | 639 | 14.01% |
1988 | 2,507 | 58.82% | 1,707 | 40.05% | 48 | 1.13% |
1984 | 3,066 | 65.11% | 1,609 | 34.17% | 34 | 0.72% |
1980 | 2,228 | 48.16% | 2,236 | 48.34% | 162 | 3.50% |
1976 | 1,427 | 33.09% | 2,880 | 66.79% | 5 | 0.12% |
1972 | 2,424 | 75.87% | 771 | 24.13% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 1,162 | 34.18% | 1,000 | 29.41% | 1,238 | 36.41% |
1964 | 1,121 | 37.82% | 1,838 | 62.01% | 5 | 0.17% |
1960 | 1,137 | 50.22% | 1,116 | 49.29% | 11 | 0.49% |
1956 | 1,637 | 56.47% | 1,248 | 43.05% | 14 | 0.48% |
1952 | 893 | 42.50% | 1,197 | 56.97% | 11 | 0.52% |
1948 | 260 | 18.47% | 1,093 | 77.63% | 55 | 3.91% |
1944 | 348 | 27.93% | 898 | 72.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 353 | 26.09% | 992 | 73.32% | 8 | 0.59% |
1936 | 363 | 24.17% | 1,137 | 75.70% | 2 | 0.13% |
1932 | 174 | 13.26% | 1,042 | 79.42% | 96 | 7.32% |
1928 | 573 | 38.85% | 891 | 60.41% | 11 | 0.75% |
1924 | 375 | 33.24% | 607 | 53.81% | 146 | 12.94% |
1920 | 751 | 46.88% | 771 | 48.13% | 80 | 4.99% |
1916 | 514 | 27.30% | 1,369 | 72.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
1912 | 206 | 16.60% | 640 | 51.57% | 395 | 31.83% |
1908 | 481 | 30.12% | 893 | 55.92% | 223 | 13.96% |
1904 | 458 | 45.26% | 458 | 45.26% | 96 | 9.49% |
1900 | 313 | 29.39% | 733 | 68.83% | 19 | 1.78% |
1896 | 264 | 16.91% | 1,260 | 80.72% | 37 | 2.37% |
1892 | 398 | 25.46% | 967 | 61.87% | 198 | 12.67% |
Communities[]
Cities[]
- Mansfield
- Waldron (county seat)
Census-designated places[]
- Boles
Townships[]
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 Scott County are listed below with the town(s) and/or city that are fully or partially inside them listed in parentheses.
- Black Fork
- Blansett
- Brawley
- Cauthron
- Cedar
- Coal
- Denton
- Hickman (Waldron)
- Hon
- Hunt
- James
- Jones
- Keener
- La Faye
- Lafayette
- Lamb
- Lewis (Mansfield)
- Little Texas
- Mill Creek
- Mountain
- Mount Pleasant
- Oliver
- Parks
- Tate
- Tomlinson
See also[]
- List of lakes in Scott County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Scott County, Arkansas
References[]
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05127.html.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. Chicago, IL: Southern Publishing Company. 1891. p. 388. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_QewxAQAAMAAJ.
- ^ McCutchen, Henry Grady (1922). History of Scott County, Arkansas. 22. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t13n2fd40;view=1up;seq=26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Based on 2000 census data
- ^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05127&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/.
- ^ U. S. Census Bureau. 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Scott County, AR (Map). http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05127_scott/BAS11C20512700000_000.pdf.
- ^ "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#S.
External links[]
- Scott County, Arkansas entry on the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
- Scott County official website
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