Johnson County, Arkansas


Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,540. The county seat is Clarksville. Johnson County is Arkansas's 30th county, formed on November 16, 1833, from a portion of Pope County and named for Benjamin Johnson, a Territorial Judge. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
The Ada Mills Bridge links the Arkansas River between Johnson and Logan counties. It is named for Ada Mills, a former Republican political activist who lobbied for the structure for forty years before its completion.
The notorious bandit Bill Doolin, the founder of the Wild Bunch, was born in Johnson County in 1858 and shot to death on capture in Oklahoma in 1896.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Major highways

As of the 2000 census, there were 22,781 people, 8,738 households, and 6,238 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile. There were 9,926 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 93.69% White, 1.37% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.62% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 6.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 8,738 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,910, and the median income for a family was $33,630. Males had a median income of $25,779 versus $19,924 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,097. About 12.90% of families and 16.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.60% of those under age 18 and 15.30% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Politics

Over the past few election cycles Johnson County has trended heavily towards the GOP. The last Democrat to carry this county was Arkansas native Bill Clinton in 1996.
YearGOPDemOthers
201666.85% 6,09126.64% 2,4276.52% 594
201262.53% 5,06434.56% 2,7992.90% 235
200860.17% 4,92237.09% 3,0342.74% 224
200453.59% 4,31145.03% 3,6221.38% 111
200051.07% 3,65745.66% 3,2703.27% 234
199634.64% 2,36752.47% 3,58512.89% 881
199233.82% 2,56352.14% 3,95114.04% 1,064
198858.29% 4,04640.60% 2,8181.11% 77
198460.30% 4,72039.04% 3,0560.65% 51
198047.39% 3,61948.57% 3,7094.03% 308
197630.11% 2,17369.89% 5,044-
197266.76% 4,10733.24% 2,0450.00% 0
196832.64% 1,66734.21% 1,74733.15% 1,693
196432.78% 1,53566.77% 3,1270.45% 21
196042.29% 1,49055.01% 1,9382.70% 95
195646.84% 1,52052.30% 1,6970.86% 28
195245.90% 1,72853.68% 2,0210.42% 16
194823.25% 52369.59% 1,5657.16% 161
194431.03% 59368.60% 1,3110.37% 7
194018.11% 31881.38% 1,4290.51% 9
193617.95% 31880.81% 1,4321.24% 22
193214.88% 28481.60% 1,5573.51% 67
192836.93% 76662.30% 1,2920.77% 16
192419.78% 31165.46% 1,02914.76% 232
192036.15% 99657.31% 1,5796.53% 180
191627.85% 57172.15% 1,4790.00% 0
191212.57% 18961.64% 92725.80% 388
190829.14% 54462.35% 1,1648.52% 159
190431.30% 50764.63% 1,0474.07% 66
190029.30% 55269.90% 1,3170.80% 15
189621.06% 49178.55% 1,8310.39% 9

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