Stone County, Arkansas

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Stone County, Arkansas is a county located in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. Stone County had an official population of 11499 in 2000. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 12090, It is 19th least populous county in Arkansas. The county comprises an area of 609.43 sq mi (1578.42 square kilometre), of which, 606.59 square miles (1571.06 square kilometre) of it is land and 2.84 square miles (7.36 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 19th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Arkansas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 11499 people, 4768 households, and 3463 families living in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile (7.34/kmē), it would be the 17th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. There were 5715 housing units at an average density of 9.4 per square mile (3.63/kmē). The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.82. In the county the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 12090, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 11712 White, 72 Black or African American, 97 American Indian, 15 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 190 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $22209, it is fifth poorest county by median household income in Arkansas. The median income for a family in the county was $28009, it is sixth poorest county by median family income in Arkansas. The per capita income for the county was $14134, making its Arkansas's 20th lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2284 pupils and students, of which 1084 are male and 1200 are female, 19.86% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 59 nursery or pri school, 100 kindergarten, 1293 elementary school, 569 high school and 263 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	Fifty-six City	Stone County	2.07	2.06	0	163	79.1	15783	34375
2	Mountain View City	Stone County	6.83	6.82	0.01	2876	421.8	17375	19302

Year	Population
April 2000 census	11499
April 2000 Estimate	11499
July 2000 Estimate	11522
July 2001 Estimate	11451
July 2002 Estimate	11531
July 2003 Estimate	11584
July 2004 Estimate	11590
July 2005 Estimate	11684
July 2006 Estimate	11935
July 2007 Estimate	11939
July 2008 Estimate	12090

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	31	28	59
Kindergarten	72	28	100
Elementary school	655	638	1293
High school	288	281	569
College or graduate school	38	225	263

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Stone County, Arkansas	$22209	$28009	$14134
Arkansas, United States	$32182	$38663	$16904
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587