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Encyclopedia > Union County, Arkansas

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 45,629. The county seat is El Dorado. The county was formed on November 2, 1829 and named from the citizen's petition for a new county which stated that they were petitioning "in the spirit of Union and Unity". Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee (R) Senators Blanche Lincoln (D) Mark Pryor (D) Official language(s) English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A county seat is an administrative centre for a county. ... El Dorado is a city located in Union County, Arkansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 21,530. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

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Image File history File links Public domain map courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin, modified to show counties. ...


Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,733 km² (1,055 mi²). 2,691 km² (1,039 mi²) of it is land and 42 km² (16 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.55% water. Union county, along with Columbia County, has the largest Bromine reserve in the United States. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ... General Name, Symbol, Number bromine, Br, 35 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 4, p Appearance gas/liquid: red-brown solid: metallic luster Atomic mass 79. ...


Adjacent counties

Ouachita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Bradley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Ashley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Morehouse Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Union Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Claiborne Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 45,629 people, 17,989 households, and 12,646 families residing in the county. The population density is 17/km² (44/mi²). There are 20,676 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 66.15% White, 31.97% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There are 17,989 households out of which 32.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.30% are married couples living together, 15.20% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% are non-families. 26.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.00. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...


In the county the population is spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 91.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.00 males.


The median income for a household in the county is $29,809, and the median income for a family is $36,805. Males have a median income of $31,868 versus $19,740 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,063. 18.70% of the population and 14.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 25.80% of those under the age of 18 and 14.30% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Cities and towns



Calion is a city located in Union County, Arkansas. ... El Dorado is a city located in Union County, Arkansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 21,530. ... Felsenthal is a town located in Union County, Arkansas. ... Huttig is a city located in Union County, Arkansas. ... Junction City is a city located in Union County, Arkansas. ... Norphlet is a city located in Union County, Arkansas. ... Smackover is a city located in Union County, Arkansas. ... Strong is a city located in Union County, Arkansas. ...

Flag of Arkansas The State of Arkansas
 Capital  Little Rock
 Regions 

Ozarks | Ouachita Mountains | Mississippi Alluvial Plain | Crowley's Ridge | Arkansas River Valley | Little Rock metropolitan area | Memphis metropolitan area | Image File history File links Flag_of_Arkansas. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee (R) Senators Blanche Lincoln (D) Mark Pryor (D) Official language(s) English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... Montgomery, Alabama Juneau, Alaska Phoenix, Arizona Little Rock, Arkansas Sacramento, California Denver, Colorado Hartford, Connecticut Dover, Delaware Tallahassee, Florida Atlanta, Georgia Honolulu, Hawaii Boise, Idaho Springfield, Illinois Indianapolis, Indiana Des Moines, Iowa Topeka, Kansas Frankfort, Kentucky Baton Rouge, Louisiana Augusta, Maine Annapolis, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Lansing, Michigan Saint Paul, Minnesota... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... Ozark redirects here. ... Ouachita Mountains The Ouachita Mountains are a mountain range located in west central Arkansas and east central Oklahoma. ... The Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, the largest ecoregion in Louisiana, covers some 12,350 square miles (31,990 square kilometres) of the state. ... Crowleys Ridge runs through the Mississippi embayment in this shaded-relief map. ... Lower Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a tributary of the Mississippi which flows east and southeast through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and the state of Arkansas. ... There is also a Littlerock, California. ... City nickname: The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area  - Total  - Water 763. ...

 Counties 

Arkansas| Ashley | Baxter | Benton | Boone | Bradley | Calhoun | Carroll | Chicot | Clark | Clay | Cleburne | Cleveland | Columbia | Conway | Craighead | Crawford | Crittenden | Cross | Dallas | Desha | Drew | Faulkner | Franklin | Fulton | Garland | Grant | Greene | Hempstead | Hot Spring | Howard | Independence | Izard | Jackson | Jefferson | Johnson | Lafayette | Lawrence | Lee | Lincoln | Little River | Logan | Lonoke | Madison | Marion | Miller | Mississippi | Monroe | Montgomery | Nevada | Newton | Ouachita | Perry | Phillips | Pike | Poinsett | Polk | Pope | Prairie | Pulaski | Randolph | Saline | Scott | Searcy | Sebastian | Sevier | Sharp | St. Francis | Stone | Union | Van Buren | Washington | White | Woodruff | Yell Arkansas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Ashley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Baxter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Bradley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Chicot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Cleburne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Cleveland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Conway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Craighead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Crittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Cross County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Desha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Drew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Faulkner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Garland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Hempstead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Hot Spring County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Izard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Little River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Lonoke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Mississippi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Nevada County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Newton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Ouachita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Poinsett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Pope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Prairie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Saline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Searcy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Sebastian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Sevier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Sharp County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... St. ... Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Van Buren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Woodruff County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Yell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

 Cities 

Benton | Bentonville | Blytheville | Conway | El Dorado | Fayetteville | Fort Smith | Hot Springs | Jacksonville | Jonesboro | Little Rock | North Little Rock | Paragould | Pine Bluff | Rogers | Russellville | Searcy | Sherwood | Springdale | Texarkana | Van Buren // A Alma Arkadelphia Ashdown Ash Flat Augusta B Bald Knob Barling Batesville Beebe Benton Bentonville Berryville Bismarck Blytheville Boles Booneville Brinkley Bryant Bull Shoals C Cabot Calico Rock Camden Camp Carlisle Charleston Cherokee Village Clarendon Clarksville Clinton Conway Corning Cotter Crossett D Dardanelle De Queen Diamond City Dogpatch Dover Dumas... Benton is a city located in Saline County, Arkansas. ... Bentonville is a city located in Benton County, Arkansas. ... Blytheville is a city located in Mississippi County, Arkansas. ... Conway is a city located in Faulkner County, Arkansas. ... El Dorado is a city located in Union County, Arkansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 21,530. ... Fayetteville is a city located in Washington County, Arkansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,047. ... Fort Smith, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, is a city and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas. ... Hot Springs is a city located in Garland County, Arkansas in the United States of America. ... Jacksonville is a city located in Pulaski County, Arkansas. ... Craighead County Veterans Memorial in downtown Jonesboro. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... North Little Rock is a city located in Pulaski County, Arkansas. ... Paragould is a city located in Greene County, Arkansas. ... Pine Bluff is a city located in Jefferson County, Arkansas. ... Rogers is a city located in Benton County, Arkansas. ... Russellville is a city located in Pope County, Arkansas. ... Searcy is a city located in White County, Arkansas. ... Sherwood is a city located in Pulaski County, Arkansas. ... Springdale is a city located in Washington and Benton counties in Arkansas. ... The famous post office on state line in Texarkana TX/AR Texarkana is a city located in Miller County, Arkansas6, and is its county seat. ... Van Buren is a city located in Crawford County, Arkansas. ...

 See also  For the complete list of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in Arkansas, see: List of places in Arkansas.

  Results from FactBites:
 
Union County, Arkansas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (421 words)
The county was formed on November 2, 1829 and named from the citizen's petition for a new county which stated that they were petitioning "in the spirit of Union and Unity".
Union county, along with Columbia County, is home to the largest Bromine reserve in the United States.
In the county the population is spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who are 65 years of age or older.
Encyclopedia: Union County, Arkansas (2545 words)
South Arkansas is the greater area in Arkansas that encompasses the lower 20 counties of the state, with Union County being the most predominate.
Fort Smith, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, is a city and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Arkansas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
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