Cross County, Arkansas

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Cross County is a one of the county from Arkansas's 75 counties, located in Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 19526 as per the Census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 18808, It is the 39th largest county by population in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It has total area of 622.33 mi˛ (1611.83 square kilometre), of which, 615.85 square miles (1595.04 square kilometre) of it is land and 6.49 square miles (16.81 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 49th largest by area in the U.S. state of Arkansas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 19526 people in the county, organized into 7391 households, and 5447 families residing in the county. The population density was 31.7 people per square mile (12.24/km˛), it is 34th most densely populated county in Arkansas. There were 8030 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5.02/km˛). The average household size was 2.6 persons, and the average family size was 3.07 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 18808, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 75.37% White, 23.13% Black or African American, 0.31% American Indian, 0.36% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.83% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29362, it is Arkansas's 33rd wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $34044, it is the 41st highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The per capita income for the county was $15726, it is the 28th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

In 2000, 5275 pupils and students, of which 2672 are male and 2603 are female, 27.02% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 314 nursery or pri school, 299 kindergarten, 2586 elementary school, 1431 high school and 645 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Cherry Valley City	Cross County	0.87	0.87	0	704	806.3	16592	27313
2	Hickory Ridge City	Cross County	0.64	0.64	0	384	599.6	13053	22778
3	Parkin City	Cross County	2.55	2.55	0	1602	627.2	11050	18669
4	Wynne City	Cross County	8.17	8.15	0.01	8615	1056.5	15800	30125

Year	Population
April 2000 census	19526
April 2000 Estimate	19526
July 2000 Estimate	19476
July 2001 Estimate	19471
July 2002 Estimate	19258
July 2003 Estimate	19101
July 2004 Estimate	19053
July 2005 Estimate	19216
July 2006 Estimate	18926
July 2007 Estimate	18651
July 2008 Estimate	18808

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	186	128	314
Kindergarten	112	187	299
Elementary school	1336	1250	2586
High school	777	654	1431
College or graduate school	261	384	645

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Cross County, Arkansas	$29362	$34044	$15726
Arkansas, United States	$32182	$38663	$16904
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587