Izard County is a

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located in the

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,696. The

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. Izard County is Arkansas's 13th county, formed on October 27, 1825, and named for

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General and Arkansas Territorial Governor

George Izard George Izard (October 21, 1776 – November 22, 1828) was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as the second governor of Arkansas Territory from 1825 to 1828. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 18 ...

. It is an alcohol prohibition or

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water.

Major highways

Arkansas Highway 5 Highway 5 (AR 5, Ark. 5, and Hwy. 5) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. The southern segment of runs from Highway 7 in Hot Springs north to US Highway 70 (US 70) in Little Rock. A northern segment of be ...

Arkansas Highway 9 Highway 9 (AR 9) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. A southern segment of begins at U.S. Route 79 at Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67 in Malvern before terminating. The northern segment of runs from ...

* Arkansas Highway 56 *

Arkansas Highway 58 Highway 58 (AR 58, Ark. 58, and Hwy. 58) is an east–west List of Arkansas state highways, state highway in north central Arkansas. The route of begins at Arkansas Highway 14, Highway 14 and runs east to U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas, US Highwa ...

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 177 *

Arkansas Highway 223 Arkansas Highway 223 (AR 223, Hwy. 223) is a north–south state highway in north Arkansas. The route of runs from Highway 56 in Calico Rock north across US Route 62/US Route 412 (US 62/US 412) to Missouri Supplemental Route E (SSR-E ...

* Arkansas Highway 289 *

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Adjacent counties

* Fulton County (north) * Sharp County (east) * Independence County (southeast) * Stone County (southwest) * Baxter County (northwest)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 13,577 people, 4,851 households, and 3,124 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 13,249 people, 5,440 households, and 3,769 families residing in the county. The

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was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 6,591 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.41%

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, 1.44%

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, 0.63% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.26% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 5,440 households, out of which 25.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were

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living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.78. In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.90% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $25,670, and the median income for a family was $32,313. Males had a median income of $22,389 versus $18,450 for females. The

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for the county was $14,397. About 13.60% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the

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, including 22.40% of those under age 18 and 13.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government

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

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in 2000.

Communities

Cities

* Calico Rock *

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(county seat) *

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Towns

* Franklin * Guion * Mount Pleasant * Pineville

Census-designated places

* Mount Olive *

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Unincorporated communities

* Brockwell *

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* Forty Four * Gid * Jumbo *

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* Lunenburg * Sage * Sylamore * Wideman * Wiseman *

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Townships

Izard County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large

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(small parts of

and

) * Barren Fork (part of Mount Pleasant) * Big Spring * Bryan * Claiborne (small part of Calico Rock) * Drytown (part of Mount Pleasant) * Franklin (most of Frankln, small part of

) * Gid * Guion ( Guion) * Guthrie * Jefferson (most of

, small part of Franklin) *

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(part of

) * Lafferty * Lunenberg * Mill Creek (most of

) * Mount Olive * Newburg (small part of

) * New Hope (most of

) * Pleasant Hill * Sage (part of

) *

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* Union ( Pineville, most of Calico Rock) *

* White River Source:

Notable people

Terry Shell Terry Lee Shell (April 2, 1922 – June 25, 1978) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Education a ...

, lawyer and judge, served as

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in Arkansas from 1975 to 1978

References

External links

Map of Izard County from the U. S. Census Bureau
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