Van Buren County, Arkansas

Van Buren County, Arkansas
Location in the state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	November 11, 1833
Seat	Clinton
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	724.32 sq mi (1,876 km²) 711.51 sq mi (1,843 km²) 12.81 sq mi (33 km²), 1.77%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	17,295 24/sq mi (9.38/km²)

Van Buren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population is 17,295. The county seat is Clinton. The county was formed on November 11, 1833, and named for Martin Van Buren, President of the United States, who was Vice President at the time of the county's formation and Arkansas's admission to the union. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 724.32 square miles (1,876.0 km²), of which 711.51 square miles (1,842.8 km²) (or 98.23%) is land and 12.81 square miles (33.2 km²) (or 1.77%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 65
• Arkansas Highway 9
• Arkansas Highway 16
• Arkansas Highway 27
• Arkansas Highway 92
• Arkansas Highway 95
• Arkansas Highway 110
• Arkansas Highway 124
• Arkansas Highway 254
• Arkansas Highway 285
• Arkansas Highway 330
• Arkansas Highway 336
• Arkansas Highway 337
• Arkansas Highway 356

Adjacent counties

• Searcy County (north)
• Stone County (northeast)
• Cleburne County (east)
• Faulkner County (southeast)
• Conway County (southwest)
• Pope County (west)

National protected area

• Ozark National Forest (part)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	1,518		—
1850	2,864		88.7%
1860	5,357		87.0%
1870	5,107		−4.7%
1880	9,565		87.3%
1890	8,567		−10.4%
1900	11,220		31.0%
1910	13,509		20.4%
1920	13,666		1.2%
1930	11,962		−12.5%
1940	12,518		4.6%
1950	9,687		−22.6%
1960	7,228		−25.4%
1970	8,275		14.5%
1980	13,357		61.4%
1990	14,008		4.9%
2000	16,192		15.6%
2010	17,295		6.8%

Age pyramid Van Buren County

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,192 people, 6,825 households, and 4,804 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 9,164 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.79% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, but the percentage could increased 3 or 4 times by seasonal migrant laborers in the county's shiitake mushroom harvest and hospitality jobs provided by the Fairfield Bay resort hotel.^{[citation needed]}

There were 6,825 households out of which 25.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% 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 2.79.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.50% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 23.00% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 23.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,004, and the median income for a family was $32,284. Males had a median income of $25,821 versus $18,862 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,603. About 11.60% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

Clinton, AR demographics

Cities and towns

Clinton Damascus Fairfield Bay Shirley

Unincorporated communities

Alread Archey Valley Austin Bee Branch Botkinburg Chimes Choctaw

Choctaw Pines Claude Copeland Crabtree Culpepper Dabney Dennard

Eglantine Elba Fairbanks Formosa Gravesville Gravel Hill Green Tree

Half Moon Morganton Old Botkinburg Palisades Pee Dee Plant Pleasant Grove

Rabbit Ridge Rex Rocky Hill Rumley Rupert Scotland Southside

Stumptoe Sulphur Springs Walnut Grove Whipple Woodlum Zion Hill

Townships

Townships in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County are listed below with the town(s) and/or city that are fully or partially inside them listed in parentheses.

• Archey Valley
• Barnett (Damascus)
• Bradley
• Cadron
• Cargile
• Choctaw (small portion of Clinton)
• Craig
• Culpepper
• Davis
• East Griggs (Clinton)
• Formosa
• Holly Mountain
• Indian Rock (Fairfield Bay)
• Liberty
• Linn Creek
• Mountain
• Red River
• Union (Shirley)
• Washington (Dennard)
• West Griggs (Clinton)
• Wheeler

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Van Buren County, Arkansas

External Links

• Map of Van Buren County from the US Census Bureau