Grant County, Arkansas

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Grant County

| official_name = County of Grant

| state = Arkansas

| type = County

| ex image = Grant County Courthouse, Sheridan, Arkansas.jpg

| ex image cap = Grant County Courthouse in Sheridan

| founded year = 1869

| founded date = February 4

| founded title = Established

| named for = Ulysses S. Grant

| seat wl = Sheridan

| largest city wl = Sheridan

| area_total_sq_mi = 633

| area_land_sq_mi = 632

| area_water_sq_mi = 1.1

| area percentage = 0.2%

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 17958

| pop_est_as_of = 2023

| population_est = 18383 {{gain}}

| density_sq_mi = auto

| district = 4th

| time zone = Central

| web = www.grantcountyar.com }}

Grant County, officially the County of Grant, is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 17,958 at the 2020 United States census.{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Grant County, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Grant_County,_Arkansas?g=0500000US05053|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 20, 2023}} The county seat is Sheridan.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }} Grant County is included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

History

Established on February 4, 1869, Grant County was named after of U.S. President-elect Ulysses S. Grant.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n140 141]}}{{cite web |url= http://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Grant%20County|title= Grant County|year= 2012|work= Local.Arkansas.gov|publisher= Information Network of Arkansas (INA) and Arkansas Municipal League|access-date=May 5, 2012}}

Robert W. Glover, a Missionary Baptist clergyman who served in both houses of the Arkansas General Assembly (1905-1912) from Sheridan, introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges.{{cite web|url=http://www.astate.edu/a/centennial/centennial-events-gallery/act-100-re-enactment-ceremony/|title=ASU-Jonesboro: Act 100 Re-enactment Ceremony|publisher=astate.edu|access-date=July 5, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116093319/http://www2.astate.edu/a/centennial/centennial-events-gallery/act-100-re-enactment-ceremony/|archive-date=January 16, 2011}} His brother David Delano Glover was a state representative in the 1907 session and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1935, having been unseated in 1934 by Grant County native John Little McClellan who at the time was practicing law in Camden. McClellan later went on to become Arkansas's longest serving U.S. senator.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|633|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|632|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}} Grant County is considered part of the Arkansas Timberlands geographical area.

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Saline County (north)
Pulaski County (northeast)
Jefferson County (east)
Cleveland County (southeast)
Dallas County (south)
Hot Spring County (west)

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1870= 3943

|1880= 6185

|1890= 7786

|1900= 7671

|1910= 9425

|1920= 10710

|1930= 9834

|1940= 10477

|1950= 9024

|1960= 8294

|1970= 9711

|1980= 13008

|1990= 13948

|2000= 16464

|2010= 17853

|2020= 17958

|estyear=2023

|estimate=18383

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 30, 2024}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 26, 2015}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 26, 2015}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 26, 2015}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 26, 2015}} 2010{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05053.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607032418/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05053.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}

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Image:USA Grant County, Arkansas age pyramid.svg data]]

=2020 census=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" \|+Grant County racial composition{{Cite web\|title=Explore Census Data\|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05053&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2\|access-date=December 30, 2021\|website=data.census.gov}} !scope="col"\| Race !scope="col"\| Number !scope="col"\| Percentage
scope="row"\| White (non-Hispanic) \| 16,166 \| 90.02%
scope="row"\| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) \| 447 \| 2.49%
scope="row"\| Native American \| 70 \| 0.39%
scope="row"\| Asian \| 76 \| 0.42%
scope="row"\| Pacific Islander \| 1 \| 0.01%
scope="row"\| Other/Mixed \| 758 \| 4.22%
scope="row"\| Hispanic or Latino \| 440 \| 2.45%

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|+Grant County racial composition{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05053&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 16,166

| 90.02%

scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 447

| 2.49%

scope="row"| Native American

| 70

| 0.39%

scope="row"| Asian

| 76

| 0.42%

scope="row"| Pacific Islander

| 1

| 0.01%

scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 758

| 4.22%

scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 440

| 2.45%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,958 people, 6,863 households, and 5,007 families residing in the county.

=2000 census=

As of the 2000 census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }} there were 16,464 people, 4,241 households, and 4,780 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|26|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,960 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.55% White, 2.47% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,241 households, out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.40% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,182, and the median income for a family was $42,901. Males had a median income of $31,842 versus $22,098 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,547. About 7.80% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 13.00% of those age 65 or over.

The largest self-identified ancestry groups in Grant County, Arkansas are:{{Cite web|url=https://statisticalatlas.com/county/Arkansas/Grant-County/Ancestry|title=The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas}}

30.1% English
12.0% American
9.5% Irish
8.9% German
1.4% Italian
1.2% Polish
1.1% French
0.7% Swedish

Government

= Government =

The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the Constitution of Arkansas and the Arkansas Code. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called justices of the peace and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Grant County Quorum Court has nine members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the county judge, who serves as the chief operating officer of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.{{Cite web |title=Quorum Courts |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quorum-courts-6348/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Office of County Judge |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/office-of-county-judge-5720/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}

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|+Grant County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials{{Cite web |title=Grant County Officials {{!}} Grant County, AR |url=https://grantcountyar.com/officials/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Grant {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/grant/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.arcounties.org}}https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf

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