Little River County, Arkansas


Little River County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. state of Arkansas, bordering a corner with Texas and Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,171. The county seat is Ashdown.
Little River County is included in the Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Little River County is Arkansas's 59th county, formed from Sevier County on March 5, 1867, during the Reconstruction era and named for the Little River. The county is separated from all other surrounding counties in the state by water. The Little River, Millwood Lake and the Red River form the boundaries of the county within the state.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water. It is the third-smallest county in Arkansas by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.

Major highways

As of the 2000 census, there were 13,628 people, 5,465 households, and 3,912 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile. There were 6,435 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 74.52% White, 21.27% Black or African American, 1.45% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 1.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,465 households, out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were married couples living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,417, and the median income for a family was $36,207. Males had a median income of $32,489 versus $18,435 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,899. About 11.90% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.80% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Over The past few election cycles Little River County has trended heavily towards the GOP. The last democrat to carry this county was John Kerry in 2004.
YearGOPDEMOthers
201668.97% 3,60526.73% 1,3974.30% 225
201267.02% 3,38530.73% 1,5522.26% 114
200863.02% 3,24734.03% 1,7532.95% 152
200448.64% 2,57550.57% 2,6770.79% 42
200043.38% 2,28354.78% 2,8831.84% 97
199627.56% 1,40962.27% 3,18310.17% 520
199225.94% 1,48358.18% 3,32715.87% 908
198845.85% 2,34753.53% 2,7400.63% 32
198459.58% 3,15539.47% 2,0900.94% 50
198045.22% 2,27252.37% 2,6312.41% 121
197631.29% 1,43168.71% 3,142-
197270.04% 2,55029.96% 1,0910.00% 0
196822.51% 74532.99% 1,09244.50% 1,473
196435.72% 1,14163.87% 2,0400.41% 13
196029.79% 69265.17% 1,5145.04% 117
195637.67% 82859.51% 1,3082.82% 62
195233.93% 78365.94% 1,5220.13% 3
194811.09% 16959.06% 90029.85% 455
194425.29% 32674.55% 9610.16% 2
194019.83% 27679.31% 1,1040.86% 12
193615.30% 19284.14% 1,0560.56% 7
19327.74% 11891.80% 1,3990.46% 7
192833.24% 45766.62% 9160.15% 2
192431.80% 27662.90% 5465.30% 46
192040.63% 61856.08% 8533.29% 50
191630.18% 36469.82% 8420.00% 0
191222.42% 23259.42% 61518.17% 188
190835.17% 43553.35% 66011.48% 142
190438.84% 38855.76% 5575.41% 54
190027.05% 28172.28% 7510.67% 7
189623.97% 27374.80% 8521.23% 14

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