Lonoke County, Arkansas facts for kids
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Lonoke County
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| County of Lonoke | |
Lonoke County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| Founded | April 16, 1874 |
| Seat | Lonoke |
| Largest city | Cabot |
| Area | |
| • Total | 803 sq mi (2,080 km2) |
| • Land | 771 sq mi (2,000 km2) |
| • Water | 32 sq mi (80 km2) 4.0%% |
| Population
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| • Total | 68,356 |
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(2019)
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73,309 |
| • Density | 85.13/sq mi (32.867/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
Lonoke County is located in the Central Arkansas region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,356, making it the 11th-most populous of Arkansas's 75 counties. The county seat is Lonoke and largest city is Cabot. Lonoke County was formed on April 16, 1873, from Pulaski County and Prairie County, and was named as a corruption of "lone oak", after a large red oak in the area that had been used by a surveyor to lay out the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad.
Located within Central Arkansas, the county's varied geography can be roughly broken into thirds horizontally. The top third has rolling hills at the edge of the Ozarks, including the Cabot area. The middle third, including the Lonoke area, contains portions of the Grand Prairie, a flat native grassland today known for rice farming, an important part of the culture, economy and history of Lonoke County. The southern third, including the Scott area, is home to the alluvial soils of the Arkansas Delta. Historically, a military road and a railroad brought settlers to the area, and cotton cultivation was very profitable. In 1904, a demonstration that rice could grow well on the same land coupled with sinking cotton prices drove the area into rice cultivation. During World War I, a United States Army World War I Flight Training airfield, Eberts Field, was constructed.
Lonoke County is included in the Central Arkansas metro area, with Little Rock as the principal city. In addition to agriculture, the county's economy sees tourists at the Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery, Joe Hogan Fish Hatchery and Toltec Mounds State Park, Lonoke County is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 803 square miles (2,080 km2), of which 771 square miles (2,000 km2) is land and 32 square miles (83 km2) (4.0%) is water.
Major highways
Interstate 40
U.S. Highway 67
U.S. Highway 70
U.S. Highway 165
U.S. Highway 167
Highway 5
Highway 13
Highway 15
Highway 31
Highway 38
Highway 89
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Adjacent counties
- White County (north)
- Prairie County (east)
- Arkansas County (southeast)
- Jefferson County (south)
- Pulaski County (west)
- Faulkner County (northwest)
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 12,146 | — | |
| 1890 | 19,263 | 58.6% | |
| 1900 | 22,544 | 17.0% | |
| 1910 | 27,983 | 24.1% | |
| 1920 | 33,400 | 19.4% | |
| 1930 | 33,759 | 1.1% | |
| 1940 | 29,802 | −11.7% | |
| 1950 | 27,278 | −8.5% | |
| 1960 | 24,551 | −10.0% | |
| 1970 | 26,249 | 6.9% | |
| 1980 | 34,518 | 31.5% | |
| 1990 | 39,268 | 13.8% | |
| 2000 | 52,828 | 34.5% | |
| 2010 | 68,356 | 29.4% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 73,309 | 7.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2016 |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 60,596 | 81.87% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,349 | 5.88% |
| Native American | 314 | 0.42% |
| Asian | 716 | 0.97% |
| Pacific Islander | 49 | 0.07% |
| Other/Mixed | 4,381 | 5.92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,610 | 4.88% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 74,015 people, 26,052 households, and 18,824 families residing in the county.
Communities
Cities
Towns
Census-designated place
Townships
Townships in Arkansas are the divisions of a county. Each township includes unincorporated areas; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times. However, the United States Census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "minor civil divisions"). Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps and publications. The townships of Lonoke County are listed below; listed in parentheses are the cities, towns, and/or census-designated places that are fully or partially inside the township.
- Butler
- Carlisle (Carlisle)
- Caroline (Austin, small part of Cabot, part of Ward)
- Cleveland
- Crooked Creek (Allport, Humnoke)
- Dortch (CDP Scott)
- Eagle
- Fletcher
- Furlow
- Goodrum
- Gray
- Gum Woods (England)
- Hamilton
- Indian Bayou (Coy)
- Isbell
- Lafayette (Keo)
- Lonoke (Lonoke)
- Magness (part of Cabot)
- Oak Grove (small part of Cabot)
- Pettus
- Prairie
- Pulaski
- Richwoods
- Scott
- Totten
- Walls
- Ward (part of Ward)
- Williams
- York (most of Cabot)
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Lonoke para niños
