Independence County is a

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located in the

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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,647. The

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is Batesville. Independence County is Arkansas's ninth county, formed on October 20, 1820, from a portion of Lawrence County and named in commemoration of the

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. It is an alcohol prohibition or

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. The Batesville, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Independence County.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water.

List of highways

U.S. Highway 167 U.S. Route 167 runs for from Ash Flat, Arkansas at U.S. Route 62/US Route 412 to Abbeville, Louisiana at Louisiana Highway 14. It goes through the cities of Little Rock, Arkansas, Alexandria, Louisiana, and Lafayette, Louisiana. Some of the high ...

Arkansas Highway 14 Highway 14 (AR 14, Ark. 14, and Hwy. 14) is an east–west state highway in Arkansas. The route of begins at Boat Dock Road near Table Rock Lake and runs east to Mississippi County Route W1020 (CR W1020) at Golden Lake. Segments of the ...

Arkansas Highway 25 Arkansas Highway 25 is a northeast–southwest state highway in north central Arkansas. The route runs from US 64 in Conway to US 63/412 in Black Rock through Greers Ferry, Batesville, and the foothills of The Ozarks. Route description AR ...

Arkansas Highway 37 Arkansas Highway 37 is a designation for two state highways in Arkansas. The main segment of runs from McCrory to Cord. A short segment of runs north in Benton County from U.S. Route 62 to the Missouri state line. Route description McCrory ...

Arkansas Highway 69 Highway 69 (AR 69, Ark. 69, and Hwy. 69) is a designation for three north–south state highways in northeast Arkansas. A western route of runs south from Highway 9 at Melbourne to Highway 14/ Highway 367 in Newport. A second ro ...

Arkansas Highway 69 Business Highway 69 (AR 69, Ark. 69, and Hwy. 69) is a designation for three north–south state highways in northeast Arkansas. A western route of runs south from Highway 9 at Melbourne to Highway 14/ Highway 367 in Newport. A second ro ...

Arkansas Highway 87 Highway 87 (AR 87, Ark. 87, and Hwy. 87) is a designation for four north–south state highways in Arkansas. Created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering, the original alignment remains between Bradford and Pleasant Plains, though it ...

Arkansas Highway 106 * Arkansas 122

Arkansas Highway 122 Arkansas Highway 122 (AR 122, Hwy. 122) is an east–west state highway in Independence County, Arkansas. The route of runs from Highway 14 near Oil Trough north and east through Newark to Highway 25 near Cord. Route description AR ...

Arkansas Highway 157 * Arkansas 230

Arkansas Highway 230 Highway 230 (AR 230, Ark. 230, and Hwy. 230) is a designation for four state highways in Arkansas. One route of begins at Highway 14/ Highway 25 at Locust Grove and runs east to US Highway 167 (US 167) in Southside. A ...

Arkansas Highway 233 Arkansas Highway 233 (AR 233 and Hwy. 233) is a United States state highway of consisting of three distinct segments existing in Independence County. It has no business or spur routes. Route description AR 233 consists of three distinct, unconn ...

Arkansas Highway 333 * Arkansas 367

Arkansas Highway 367 Arkansas Highway 367 (AR 367 or Hwy. 367) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. A southern route of travels north from U.S. Route 167 (US 167) in East End north to US 70 in Little Roc ...

Arkansas Highway 394

Adjacent counties

* Sharp County (north) * Lawrence County (northeast) * Jackson County (east) * White County (south) * Cleburne County (southwest) * Stone County (west) *

Izard County Izard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,696. The county seat is Melbourne. Izard County is Arkansas's 13th county, formed on October 27, 1825, and named for War of 1812 Gener ...

(northwest)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 37,938 people, 14,322 households, and 9,929 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 34,233 people, 13,467 households, and 9,669 families residing in the county. The

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was 45 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 14,841 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.91%

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, 2.04%

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, 0.45% Native American, 0.65%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.64% from

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, and 1.28% from two or more races. 1.53% of the population were

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of any race. There were 13,467 households, out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were

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living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.50% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,920, and the median income for a family was $38,444. Males had a median income of $27,284 versus $20,086 for females. The

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for the county was $16,163. About 9.90% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the

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, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Over the past few election cycles Independence County has trended heavily towards the GOP. The last Democrat (as of 2020) to carry this county was Bill Clinton in 1996.

Communities

Cities

* Batesville (county seat) * Cave City * Cushman *

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Towns

* Magness * Moorefield * Oil Trough * Pleasant Plains * Sulphur Rock

Census-designated places

* Bethesda * Desha *

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* Salado

Other unincorporated communities

* Antioch (Independence County) * Cedar Grove *

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* Dota * Gainsboro * Jamestown * Limedale * Locust Grove * McHue * Pfeiffer * Rosie * Sandtown * Thida * Walnut Grove

Townships

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* Barren (contains part of Cave City) * Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan Township (contains

) * Black River-Marshell * Cushman-Union (contains Cushman) * Departee *

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* Fairview (contains Pleasant Plains) * Gainsboro * Greenbrier *

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* Huff *

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* McHue (contains part of Batesville) * Magness (contains Magness) * Moorefield (contains Moorefield, part of Batesville) * Oil Trough (contains Oil Trough) *

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* Rosie * Ruddell (contains most of Batesville) * Salado *

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* White River (contains Sulphur Rock) Source:

References

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