Thursday, June 20, 2019

Population loss in rural Arkansas: Calhoun County


Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.  

Source:  Wikipedia (Calhoun CountyHampton)


Hampton is the county seat of Calhoun County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.



Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 12.3% - Calhoun County
  • 22.0% - Arkansas
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 21.1% - Calhoun County
  • 16.6% - Arkansas
  • 15.6% - U.S.

Calhoun County voted consistently Democratic until the 1968 election, when third-party candidate George Wallace won 55.5% of the vote.  The county has voted Republican 7 of 9 times since 1984, native son Bill Clinton winning in 1992 and 1996.

Photo credit: South Arkansas Sun

Related reading:
Hampton Race War of 1892.  (Encyclopedia of Arkansas)

Other Arkansas population loss posts:
Lee County/Marianna.  (6/12/2019)
Phillips County/Helena-West Helena. (6/13/2019)
Desha County/Arkansas City.  (6/15/2019)
Chicot County/Lake Village.  (6 /16/2019)
Lafayette County/Lewisville.  (6/17/2019)
Woodruff County/Augusta.  (6/18/2019)
Monroe County/Clarendon.  (6/19/2019)

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