Carroll County is a county located in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,260. The county has two county seats, Berryville and Eureka Springs. Carroll County is Arkansas's 26th county, formed on November 1, 1833, and named after Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water.

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 62 * US 62S

U.S. Route 62 Spur * U.S. Highway 412 * Arkansas 21

Arkansas Highway 21 * Arkansas 23

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Arkansas Highway 103 * Arkansas 143

Arkansas Highway 143 Highway 143 (AR 143, Ark. 143, and Hwy. 143) is a north–south state highway in Carroll County, Arkansas. The highway begins at US Highway 62 (US 62) and Highway 980 near Pleasant Valley and runs northwest to Missouri suppl ...

Arkansas Highway 187 Arkansas Highway 187 (AR 187 and Hwy. 187) is a roughly three–quarter loop state highway in Carroll County, Arkansas. The route of runs from Highway 23 to US Highway 62. The highway passes over the Beaver Bridge, a 1943 suspension bridge, an ...

Arkansas Highway 221 Highway 221 (AR 221, Ark. 221, and Hwy. 221) is a north–south state highway in Carroll County, Arkansas. The route begins at the McIlroy Wildlife Management Area and runs north through Berryville to Missouri Route 39 at the Missouri state line ...

Arkansas Highway 311 Highway 311 (AR 311, Ark. 311, and Hwy. 311) is a north–south state highway in Carroll County, Arkansas. The route of runs from Industrial Park Drive in Green Forest north across US 62 through rural Carroll County to Highway 21 in Blue Eye. ...

Arkansas Highway 980

Adjacent counties

* Stone County,

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(north) * Taney County,

(northeast) * Boone County (east) * Newton County (southeast) * Madison County (south) * Benton County (west) * Barry County,

(northwest)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 28,260 people, 11,139 households, and 7,497 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 25,357 people, 10,189 households, and 7,111 families residing in the county. The

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was 40 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 11,828 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial composition of the county was 93.63%

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, 0.11%

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, 0.88% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.08%

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, 3.34% from

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, and 1.55% from two or more races. 9.74% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 10.03% reported speaking

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There were 10,189 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were Marriage, married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.30% 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 2.93. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $27,924, and the median income for a family was $33,218. Males had a median income of $21,896 versus $18,159 for females. The

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for the county was $16,003. About 11.00% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the

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, including 20.70% of those under age 18 and 13.60% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

The Eastern District (Berryville and Green Forest) is heavily Republican. The Western District (Eureka Springs and Beaver) tilts Democratic despite the fact that Holiday Island, a community with a large percentage of relocated

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in the Western District, is overwhelmingly Republican. In presidential elections, Carroll County has voted for the Democratic candidate only twice since 1952. It voted for Southerners

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in 1976, and Bill Clinton in 1992.

Communities

View from scenic outlook on US 62, Carroll County, Arkansas

Cities

* Berryville (county seat) * Eureka Springs (county seat) * Green Forest * Holiday Island

Towns

* Alpena (partly in Boone County) *

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* Blue Eye * Oak Grove

Other unincorporated communities

* Carrollton Rudd Osage

Townships

Carroll County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large

References

External links

Carroll County Government site

Map of Carroll County by the U. S. Census Bureau

Map of Carroll County at the Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Carroll County entry at the Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Carroll County Historical and Genealogical Society
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