Poinsett County, Arkansas

The last Census shows that Poinsett County had a population of 25,618 people in 2000. This represented 0.96% of the total population of Arkansas, making it the state's 26th most populous county.

From the Census estimates for 2007^<1>, Poinsett had a population of 24,850 people. This is a decrease of 3% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the population changes since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010). The population counts for the years after 2000 are estimates.

Poinsett County had 11,051 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Poinsett County has a total area of 763 square miles [1,977 km²]. Of this total, only a minor amount of the area is covered by water (5.65 square miles [14.63 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Poinsett County had a population density of 33.81 people per square mile [87.6 people/km²], making it the state's 30th most densely populated county.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information that are called QuickFacts. A QuickFact that is specific to Poinsett County is available. The QuickFact also contains a comparison between Poinsett and the state of Arkansas.

Click here for the Poinsett County QuickFact (QF-05111).

Below are some of the communities that are located in Poinsett County:

Below are the counties that adjoin and form the boundaries of Poinsett County. A link to their specific Census QuickFact has been provided.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Craighead	QF-05031	N	91,552	82,529	10.93%
Crittenden	QF-05035	SE	52,103	50,978	2.21%
Cross	QF-05037	SW	18,685	19,478	-4.07%
Jackson	QF-05067	W	17,219	18,350	-6.16%
Mississippi	QF-05093	NE	46,664	51,832	-9.97%

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