Yell County is a county located in the U.S.
state of Arkansas
. As
of 2000, the population was 21,139.
The county has two county seats, Dardanelle
and Danville
. Yell County is Arkansas's 41st county, formed
on 5 December 1840
and named after Archibald Yell, who
was the state's first member of the United States House of
Representatives and the second governor of Arkansas; he later
fell in combat at the Battle of Buena Vista
during the Mexican-American War. It is an
alcohol prohibition or
dry county.
Yell
County is part of the Russellville
Micropolitan Statistical
Area.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total
area of 949
square miles
(2,457
km²), of which, 928 square
miles (2,403 km²) of it is land and 21 square miles
(54 km²) of it (2.21%) is water.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Demographics
Age pyramid Yell County
As of the
census of 2000, there were 21,139
people, 7,922 households, and 5,814 families residing in the
county. The
population density
was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 9,157 housing
units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The
racial makeup of the county was 86.63%
White, 1.47%
Black or
African American, 0.58%
Native American, 0.69%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 8.99% from
other races, and 1.62%
from two or more races. 12.73% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 12.00%
reported speaking
Spanish at home
[14663].
There were 7,922 households out of which 33.60% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were
married couples living together, 10.10% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were
non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals
and 11.80% 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 3.04.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the
age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from
45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,916, and
the median income for a family was $33,409. Males had a median
income of $23,172 versus $18,148 for females. The
per capita income for the county was
$15,383. About 11.70% of families and 15.40% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including
20.20% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or
over.
Cities and towns
Notable natives & trivia
- First Sergeant William Elise of Company K, Third Wisconsin
Cavalry, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his valor
and bravery above and beyond the call of duty at Dardanelle,
Arkansas. He was the first Arkansan to earn the Army Medal of
Honor. At 10 a.m. on January 14, 1865, approximately 1,500
Confederates attacked the Union forces entrenched on the outskirts
of the town and a fierce four-hour battle was waged. In the end
Confederate Colonel William H. Brooks was unable to overcome the
Union defenders of the town and was forced to retreat. It was
during this battle that Sgt. Elise held his position even after
receiving three wounds and would not withdraw for medical attention
until he received a fourth wound and was ordered to retire by his
commanding officer.
References
- Based on 2000
census data
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with his family when he was 5. He owns the
Lion's Den Golf Course near
Dardanelle.
movie True Grit, starring John Wayne, actress
Kim Darby played character Mattie Ross, who was
constantly speaking of herself being from Yell County, near
Dardanelle
, was one of several early major leaguer pitchers
with connections to the small town of Havana, Arkansas
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