Chicot County, Arkansas

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Chicot County, Arkansas
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Location in the state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	October 25, 1823
Seat	Lake Village
Area - Total - Land - Water	691 sq mi (1,790 km²) 644 sq mi (1,668 km²) 47 sq mi (122 km²), 6.78%
Population - (2000) - Density	14,117 21/sq mi (8/km²)

Chicot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 14,117. The county seat is Lake Village. Chicot County is Arkansas's tenth county, formed on October 25, 1823, and named after Point Chicot on the Mississippi River.

Landmarks around the county include Lake Chicot, North America's largest oxbow lake and Arkansas's largest natural lake; the site of Charles Lindbergh's first night-time flight; and the legendary burial site of Hernando De Soto, near Lake Village.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 691 square miles (1,789 km²), of which, 644 square miles (1,668 km²) of it is land and 47 square miles (121 km²) of it (6.78%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Desha County (north)
Washington County, Mississippi (east)
Issaquena County, Mississippi (southeast)
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana (south)
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana (southwest)
Ashley County (west)
Drew County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Age pyramid Chicot County^[1]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 14,117 people, 5,205 households, and 3,643 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 5,974 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 43.24% White, 53.96% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.41% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 2.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,205 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.70% were married couples living together, 22.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,024, and the median income for a family was $27,960. Males had a median income of $25,899 versus $17,115 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,825. About 23.10% of families and 28.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.30% of those under age 18 and 20.70% of those age 65 or over.