Pope County

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Pope Lawyers

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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US Attorneys [ Fairview Heights - Main Office | Benton ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office | Benton ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
District Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]

Pope County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 4,413
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 46 / 56 / 0
Land Area (2000): 960.532 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 9.776 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 77,000.000 acres (311.542 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 341
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 21.10%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 10.90%
Farm earnings (2005): $2,647,000
Physicians (2004): 2
Medicare Recipients (2005): 827
Federal Spending (2004): $36,125

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	855	9.38%
Rural, Non-farm	8,256	90.62%

Pope County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pope County Employment Information Back to top
Pope County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	1,617	1,456	161	9.95%	99
1991	1,707	1,523	183	10.75%	107
1992	1,669	1,476	193	11.56%	116
1993	1,686	1,482	204	12.10%	121
1994	1,728	1,544	184	10.65%	105
1995	1,647	1,534	113	6.88%	69
1996	1,667	1,500	167	10.01%	100
1997	1,701	1,541	160	9.42%	94
1998	1,820	1,655	165	9.06%	91
1999	1,791	1,658	133	7.43%	74
2000	2,035	1,899	136	6.69%	67
2001	2,000	1,861	139	6.93%	69
2002	1,993	1,845	147	7.40%	74
2003	1,914	1,755	159	8.30%	83
2004	1,989	1,834	155	7.81%	78
2005	1,989	1,859	130	6.54%	66
2006	1,966	1,837	129	6.57%	66
2007	1,996	1,853	144	7.19%	72
2008	1,995	1,822	172	8.64%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	1,592	1,405	187	11.75%	117
Feb 1990	1,626	1,402	224	13.78%	138
Mar 1990	1,606	1,420	186	11.58%	116
Apr 1990	1,644	1,457	187	11.37%	114
May 1990	1,628	1,462	166	10.20%	102
Jun 1990	1,673	1,483	190	11.36%	114
Jul 1990	1,642	1,487	155	9.44%	94
Aug 1990	1,624	1,469	155	9.54%	95
Sep 1990	1,578	1,460	118	7.48%	75
Oct 1990	1,585	1,466	119	7.51%	75
Nov 1990	1,586	1,480	106	6.68%	67
Dec 1990	1,624	1,486	138	8.50%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	1,653	1,503	150	9.07%	91
Feb 1991	1,650	1,500	150	9.09%	91
Mar 1991	1,667	1,520	147	8.82%	88
Apr 1991	1,712	1,551	161	9.40%	94
May 1991	1,694	1,525	169	9.98%	100
Jun 1991	1,787	1,574	213	11.92%	119
Jul 1991	1,766	1,567	199	11.27%	113
Aug 1991	1,755	1,548	207	11.79%	118
Sep 1991	1,731	1,516	215	12.42%	124
Oct 1991	1,701	1,521	180	10.58%	106
Nov 1991	1,679	1,489	190	11.32%	113
Dec 1991	1,686	1,466	220	13.05%	130

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	1,644	1,434	210	12.77%	128
Feb 1992	1,663	1,429	234	14.07%	141
Mar 1992	1,647	1,442	205	12.45%	124
Apr 1992	1,666	1,486	180	10.80%	108
May 1992	1,708	1,518	190	11.12%	111
Jun 1992	1,725	1,534	191	11.07%	111
Jul 1992	1,763	1,544	219	12.42%	124
Aug 1992	1,705	1,517	188	11.03%	110
Sep 1992	1,645	1,481	164	9.97%	100
Oct 1992	1,623	1,461	162	9.98%	100
Nov 1992	1,620	1,445	175	10.80%	108
Dec 1992	1,622	1,425	197	12.15%	121

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	1,662	1,441	221	13.30%	133
Feb 1993	1,690	1,429	261	15.44%	154
Mar 1993	1,717	1,497	220	12.81%	128
Apr 1993	1,724	1,499	225	13.05%	131
May 1993	1,736	1,533	203	11.69%	117
Jun 1993	1,684	1,516	168	9.98%	100
Jul 1993	1,667	1,486	181	10.86%	109
Aug 1993	1,659	1,465	194	11.69%	117
Sep 1993	1,644	1,460	184	11.19%	112
Oct 1993	1,655	1,470	185	11.18%	112
Nov 1993	1,648	1,459	189	11.47%	115
Dec 1993	1,745	1,529	216	12.38%	124

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	1,766	1,525	241	13.65%	136
Feb 1994	1,821	1,529	292	16.04%	160
Mar 1994	1,807	1,530	277	15.33%	153
Apr 1994	1,753	1,534	219	12.49%	125
May 1994	1,740	1,553	187	10.75%	107
Jun 1994	1,759	1,561	198	11.26%	113
Jul 1994	1,746	1,570	176	10.08%	101
Aug 1994	1,712	1,559	153	8.94%	89
Sep 1994	1,655	1,539	116	7.01%	70
Oct 1994	1,665	1,547	118	7.09%	71
Nov 1994	1,654	1,550	104	6.29%	63
Dec 1994	1,663	1,535	128	7.70%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	1,704	1,552	152	8.92%	89
Feb 1995	1,710	1,545	165	9.65%	96
Mar 1995	1,700	1,553	147	8.65%	86
Apr 1995	1,672	1,560	112	6.70%	67
May 1995	1,651	1,567	84	5.09%	51
Jun 1995	1,654	1,565	89	5.38%	54
Jul 1995	1,663	1,560	103	6.19%	62
Aug 1995	1,665	1,535	130	7.81%	78
Sep 1995	1,610	1,509	101	6.27%	63
Oct 1995	1,599	1,507	92	5.75%	58
Nov 1995	1,577	1,491	86	5.45%	55
Dec 1995	1,564	1,464	100	6.39%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	1,625	1,435	190	11.69%	117
Feb 1996	1,636	1,438	198	12.10%	121
Mar 1996	1,679	1,473	206	12.27%	123
Apr 1996	1,659	1,477	182	10.97%	110
May 1996	1,689	1,501	188	11.13%	111
Jun 1996	1,730	1,536	194	11.21%	112
Jul 1996	1,686	1,544	142	8.42%	84
Aug 1996	1,658	1,516	142	8.56%	86
Sep 1996	1,649	1,519	130	7.88%	79
Oct 1996	1,668	1,533	135	8.09%	81
Nov 1996	1,662	1,529	133	8.00%	80
Dec 1996	1,659	1,498	161	9.70%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	1,661	1,477	184	11.08%	111
Feb 1997	1,659	1,473	186	11.21%	112
Mar 1997	1,709	1,507	202	11.82%	118
Apr 1997	1,725	1,545	180	10.43%	104
May 1997	1,692	1,549	143	8.45%	85
Jun 1997	1,715	1,579	136	7.93%	79
Jul 1997	1,685	1,564	121	7.18%	72
Aug 1997	1,662	1,549	113	6.80%	68
Sep 1997	1,691	1,562	129	7.63%	76
Oct 1997	1,723	1,567	156	9.05%	91
Nov 1997	1,759	1,574	185	10.52%	105
Dec 1997	1,733	1,544	189	10.91%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	1,841	1,622	219	11.90%	119
Feb 1998	1,838	1,611	227	12.35%	124
Mar 1998	1,815	1,636	179	9.86%	99
Apr 1998	1,800	1,650	150	8.33%	83
May 1998	1,775	1,664	111	6.25%	63
Jun 1998	1,853	1,687	166	8.96%	90
Jul 1998	1,816	1,686	130	7.16%	72
Aug 1998	1,821	1,663	158	8.68%	87
Sep 1998	1,809	1,662	147	8.13%	81
Oct 1998	1,828	1,663	165	9.03%	90
Nov 1998	1,826	1,672	154	8.43%	84
Dec 1998	1,816	1,643	173	9.53%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	1,792	1,636	156	8.71%	87
Feb 1999	1,807	1,645	162	8.97%	90
Mar 1999	1,817	1,678	139	7.65%	76
Apr 1999	1,824	1,674	150	8.22%	82
May 1999	1,801	1,673	128	7.11%	71
Jun 1999	1,844	1,707	137	7.43%	74
Jul 1999	1,800	1,671	129	7.17%	72
Aug 1999	1,786	1,660	126	7.05%	71
Sep 1999	1,766	1,652	114	6.46%	65
Oct 1999	1,760	1,657	103	5.85%	59
Nov 1999	1,751	1,632	119	6.80%	68
Dec 1999	1,740	1,606	134	7.70%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	2,143	1,978	165	7.70%	77
Feb 2000	2,187	2,019	168	7.68%	77
Mar 2000	2,194	2,043	151	6.88%	69
Apr 2000	1,982	1,850	132	6.66%	67
May 2000	1,965	1,839	126	6.41%	64
Jun 2000	2,003	1,868	135	6.74%	67
Jul 2000	2,002	1,864	138	6.89%	69
Aug 2000	2,048	1,909	139	6.79%	68
Sep 2000	2,028	1,901	127	6.26%	63
Oct 2000	1,965	1,863	102	5.19%	52
Nov 2000	1,964	1,846	118	6.01%	60
Dec 2000	1,944	1,811	133	6.84%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	1,934	1,762	172	8.89%	89
Feb 2001	1,960	1,799	161	8.21%	82
Mar 2001	2,001	1,847	154	7.70%	77
Apr 2001	1,958	1,830	128	6.54%	65
May 2001	1,995	1,863	132	6.62%	66
Jun 2001	2,042	1,899	143	7.00%	70
Jul 2001	2,036	1,906	130	6.39%	64
Aug 2001	2,089	1,951	138	6.61%	66
Sep 2001	2,040	1,925	115	5.64%	56
Oct 2001	2,000	1,877	123	6.15%	62
Nov 2001	1,973	1,846	127	6.44%	64
Dec 2001	1,972	1,832	140	7.10%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	1,930	1,780	150	7.77%	78
Feb 2002	1,930	1,784	146	7.56%	76
Mar 2002	1,957	1,814	143	7.31%	73
Apr 2002	1,998	1,851	147	7.36%	74
May 2002	2,003	1,855	148	7.39%	74
Jun 2002	2,076	1,913	163	7.85%	79
Jul 2002	2,056	1,887	169	8.22%	82
Aug 2002	2,047	1,888	159	7.77%	78
Sep 2002	1,993	1,862	131	6.57%	66
Oct 2002	1,970	1,841	129	6.55%	65
Nov 2002	1,986	1,849	137	6.90%	69
Dec 2002	1,968	1,821	147	7.47%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	1,833	1,654	179	9.77%	98
Feb 2003	1,831	1,648	183	9.99%	100
Mar 2003	1,859	1,692	167	8.98%	90
Apr 2003	1,867	1,726	141	7.55%	76
May 2003	1,903	1,753	150	7.88%	79
Jun 2003	1,973	1,798	175	8.87%	89
Jul 2003	1,957	1,782	175	8.94%	89
Aug 2003	1,968	1,814	154	7.83%	78
Sep 2003	1,947	1,800	147	7.55%	76
Oct 2003	1,957	1,815	142	7.26%	73
Nov 2003	1,936	1,795	141	7.28%	73
Dec 2003	1,935	1,782	153	7.91%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	1,942	1,741	201	10.35%	104
Feb 2004	1,934	1,752	182	9.41%	94
Mar 2004	1,949	1,780	169	8.67%	87
Apr 2004	1,979	1,836	143	7.23%	72
May 2004	1,980	1,831	149	7.53%	75
Jun 2004	2,020	1,850	170	8.42%	84
Jul 2004	1,996	1,842	154	7.72%	77
Aug 2004	1,999	1,842	157	7.85%	79
Sep 2004	1,992	1,864	128	6.43%	64
Oct 2004	2,017	1,888	129	6.40%	64
Nov 2004	2,048	1,912	136	6.64%	66
Dec 2004	2,016	1,870	146	7.24%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	1,979	1,822	157	7.93%	79
Feb 2005	1,993	1,825	168	8.43%	84
Mar 2005	1,981	1,831	150	7.57%	76
Apr 2005	1,981	1,864	117	5.91%	59
May 2005	1,981	1,865	116	5.86%	59
Jun 2005	2,012	1,881	131	6.51%	65
Jul 2005	1,958	1,836	122	6.23%	62
Aug 2005	1,992	1,855	137	6.88%	69
Sep 2005	2,009	1,884	125	6.22%	62
Oct 2005	2,021	1,916	105	5.20%	52
Nov 2005	2,012	1,896	116	5.77%	58
Dec 2005	1,947	1,829	118	6.06%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	1,950	1,808	142	7.28%	73
Feb 2006	1,926	1,776	150	7.79%	78
Mar 2006	1,930	1,793	137	7.10%	71
Apr 2006	1,954	1,831	123	6.29%	63
May 2006	1,958	1,839	119	6.08%	61
Jun 2006	2,030	1,893	137	6.75%	67
Jul 2006	2,030	1,887	143	7.04%	70
Aug 2006	2,004	1,855	149	7.44%	74
Sep 2006	1,938	1,821	117	6.04%	60
Oct 2006	1,947	1,850	97	4.98%	50
Nov 2006	1,951	1,841	110	5.64%	56
Dec 2006	1,976	1,851	125	6.33%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	2,006	1,841	165	8.23%	82
Feb 2007	1,955	1,810	145	7.42%	74
Mar 2007	1,979	1,848	131	6.62%	66
Apr 2007	1,965	1,831	134	6.82%	68
May 2007	1,975	1,849	126	6.38%	64
Jun 2007	2,012	1,856	156	7.75%	78
Jul 2007	1,992	1,834	158	7.93%	79
Aug 2007	2,039	1,870	169	8.29%	83
Sep 2007	2,013	1,875	138	6.86%	69
Oct 2007	2,017	1,895	122	6.05%	60
Nov 2007	2,021	1,892	129	6.38%	64
Dec 2007	1,981	1,831	150	7.57%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	2,005	1,830	175	8.73%	87
Feb 2008	1,986	1,821	165	8.31%	83
Mar 2008	1,952	1,825	127	6.51%	65
Apr 2008	1,966	1,839	127	6.46%	65
May 2008	2,008	1,850	158	7.87%	79
Jun 2008	2,019	1,822	197	9.76%	98
Jul 2008	2,050	1,839	211	10.29%	103
Aug 2008	2,012	1,795	217	10.79%	108
Sep 2008	1,955	1,781	174	8.90%	89
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Pope County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Public Administration	272	13.45%
2.	Construction	218	10.78%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	176	8.70%
4.	Mining	122	6.03%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	80	3.96%
6.	Other Transportation	80	3.96%
7.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	76	3.76%
8.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	68	3.36%
9.	Utilities	66	3.26%
10.	Educational Services	60	2.97%
11.	Accommodation and Food Services	58	2.87%
12.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	54	2.67%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	50	2.47%
14.	Social Assistance	50	2.47%
15.	Truck Transportation	50	2.47%
16.	Health Care	46	2.27%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	44	2.18%
18.	Water Transportation	44	2.18%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	38	1.88%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	38	1.88%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	414	23.68%
2.	Educational Services	190	10.87%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	140	8.01%
4.	Public Administration	94	5.38%
5.	Social Assistance	74	4.23%
6.	Finance and Insurance	62	3.55%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	60	3.43%
8.	Other Direct Selling Estab	58	3.32%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	56	3.20%
10.	Construction	48	2.75%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	46	2.63%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	46	2.63%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	44	2.52%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	36	2.06%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	34	1.95%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	30	1.72%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	30	1.72%
18.	Other Transportation	28	1.60%
19.	Chemical Manufacturing	22	1.26%
20.	Gasoline Stations	22	1.26%

Pope County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Law Enforcement Workers	144	7.12%
2.	Farmers and Farm Managers	134	6.63%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	126	6.23%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	112	5.54%
5.	Other Production Occupations	106	5.24%
6.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	92	4.55%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	90	4.45%
8.	Extraction Workers	86	4.25%
9.	Carpenters	84	4.15%
10.	Rail and Water Transportation	76	3.76%
11.	Other Management Occupations	72	3.56%
12.	Other Installation / Maintenance	68	3.36%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	62	3.07%
14.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	60	2.97%
15.	Vehicle Mechanics	60	2.97%
16.	Other Construction Trades	56	2.77%
17.	Other Protective Service Workers	48	2.37%
18.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	42	2.08%
19.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	40	1.98%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	38	1.88%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	124	7.09%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	118	6.75%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	114	6.52%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	110	6.29%
5.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	90	5.15%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	90	5.15%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	84	4.81%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	70	4.00%
9.	Cashiers	66	3.78%
10.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	60	3.43%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	54	3.09%
12.	Registered Nurses	44	2.52%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	40	2.29%
14.	Top Executives	40	2.29%
15.	Personal Appearance Workers	36	2.06%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	34	1.95%
17.	Other Management Occupations	32	1.83%
18.	Electricians	30	1.72%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	28	1.60%
20.	Child Care Workers	28	1.60%

Pope County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	3,590	48.03%
15-35 hours	822	11.00%
1-14 hours	242	3.24%
No regular hours	2,820	37.73%

Pope County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	162	4.49%
5 AM-5:29 AM	182	5.05%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	196	5.43%
6 AM-6:29 AM	340	9.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	304	8.43%
7 AM-7:29 AM	456	12.64%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	777	21.54%
8 AM-8:29 AM	229	6.35%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	44	1.22%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	148	4.10%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	24	0.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	52	1.44%
Noon-3:59 PM	325	9.01%
4 PM-11:59 PM	368	10.20%

Pope County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	160	4.44%
5-9	497	13.78%
10-14	348	9.65%
15-19	459	12.73%
20-24	208	5.77%
25-29	272	7.54%
30-34	398	11.03%
35-39	188	5.21%
40-44	160	4.44%
45-59	525	14.56%
60-89	246	6.82%
At least 90	146	4.05%

Pope County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	4	0.11%	1,940	53.78%
30-44	0	0.00%	746	20.68%
45-59	0	0.00%	525	14.56%
At least 60	6	0.17%	386	10.70%

Pope County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	388	10.18%
Car / truck / van, solo	2,901	76.14%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	86	2.26%
Public transportation	10	0.26%
Walked	222	5.83%
Worked at home	203	5.33%

Pope County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pope County Family Information Back to top
: 3,550 (8,236 people)
: 2,482 (7,008 people)
: 886
: 5,207
Pope County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	506	13.76%
$10,000-$14,999	345	9.38%
$15,000-$19,999	295	8.02%
$20,000-$24,999	368	10.01%
$25,000-$29,999	323	8.78%
$30,000-$34,999	282	7.67%
$35,000-$39,999	284	7.72%
$40,000-$44,999	192	5.22%
$45,000-$49,999	112	3.05%
$50,000-$59,999	338	9.19%
$60,000-$74,999	339	9.22%
$75,000-$99,999	168	4.57%
$100,000-$124,999	53	1.44%
$125,000-$149,999	26	0.71%
$150,000-$199,999	26	0.71%
$200,000 or more	20	0.54%

Pope County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	493	27.87%
Family, 2 people	608	34.37%
Nonfamily, 2 people	44	2.49%
Family, 3 people	309	17.47%
Nonfamily, 3 people	9	0.51%
Family, 4 people	199	11.25%
Nonfamily, 4 people	2	0.11%
Family, 5 people	68	3.84%
Nonfamily, 5 people	0	0.00%
Family, 6 people	27	1.53%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	9	0.51%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Pope County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	2,609	25.83%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	1,281	12.68%
Public Assistance	100	0.99%
Retirement	908	8.99%
Self Employment	620	6.14%
Social Security	1,227	12.15%
Supplemental Security	226	2.24%
Wage / Salary	2,478	24.54%
Other	650	6.44%

Pope County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,320	62.21%
With children under 18	802	37.79%

Pope County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	436	11.42%
Married	2,306	60.38%
Never Married	934	24.46%
Widowed	143	3.74%

Pope County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	360	9.52%
Married	2,254	59.61%
Never Married	592	15.66%
Widowed	575	15.21%

Pope County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pope County Education Information Back to top
Pope County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	681	9.49%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,104	15.39%
High school diploma or equivalent	2,429	33.86%
Some college, no degree	1,803	25.13%
Associate degree	442	6.16%
Bachelors degree	421	5.87%
Graduate or professional degree	294	4.10%

Pope County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	84	1.90%	0	0.00%	84	1.90%
Kindergarten	120	2.72%	0	0.00%	120	2.72%
Grades 1-4	417	9.45%	8	0.18%	425	9.63%
Grades 5-8	420	9.52%	0	0.00%	420	9.52%
Grades 9-12	498	11.28%	28	0.63%	526	11.92%
Undergrad college	280	6.34%	58	1.31%	338	7.66%
Graduate or professional school	32	0.73%	14	0.32%	46	1.04%
Total	1,851	41.94%	108	2.45%	1,959	44.39%

Pope County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pope County Business Information Back to top
: $7,124,000
: $906,000
: 630
Pope County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Construction	0	0	2	0	1
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	0	1	1
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	0	1	8
1999 - Information	1	2	0	0	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Mining	1	0	1	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	1	2	4
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	0	1
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	3
1999 - Retail Trade	0	0	5	3	5
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	0	1
1999 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	0	0	0
1999 - Total	4	6	12	9	27
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Construction	1	0	1	2	0
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	0	0	2
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	4	1	4
2000 - Information	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	1	2	5
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	2
2000 - Retail Trade	0	1	2	3	6
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Total	3	2	13	10	27
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	1	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	1
2001 - Construction	1	1	1	3	1
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	0	2	0
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	4	1	5
2001 - Information	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Mining	0	1	0	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	3	1	4
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	1	1
2001 - Retail Trade	0	1	5	4	1
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	1	0	1
2001 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Total	6	5	15	15	20
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Construction	1	1	2	1	0
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	0	1	1
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	0	5	6
2002 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Mining	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	1	1	6
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	0	0	2
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	0	0
2002 - Retail Trade	2	2	5	1	2
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	2	2
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Total	5	7	10	12	26
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	1
2003 - Construction	0	0	3	1	1
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	2	0	0
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	0	3	8
2003 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	0	0
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	1	1	7
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	1	1
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	1	0
2003 - Retail Trade	0	0	6	1	2
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Total	0	2	16	9	24
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	0
2004 - Construction	2	0	2	2	1
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	2	0
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	6	0	5
2004 - Information	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	2	0
2004 - Mining	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	2	0	6
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Retail Trade	1	0	3	3	3
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Total	6	2	15	12	20
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	0	1
2005 - Construction	0	2	1	1	3
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	3
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	5	0	6
2005 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	0	0
2005 - Mining	1	0	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	0	0	9
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Retail Trade	0	0	4	3	3
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	1	1	0
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Total	2	4	13	7	29

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pope County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Pope County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	7,404	82.26%
Below Poverty Level	1,597	17.74%

Pope County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$82	$8	$289	$0	$0	$27	$398	$150	$0	$202
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$96	$15	$545	$0	$0	$54	$695	$306	$9	$328
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$155	$16	$787	$0	$0	$80	$1,022	$420	$9	$345
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$73	$23	$611	$0	$0	$104	$788	$486	$0	$362
1982	$164	$21	$804	$0	$0	$119	$1,087	$664	$0	$384
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$289	$24	$560	$0	$0	$62	$911	$700	$0	$380
1985	$178	$21	$727	$0	$0	$84	$989	$707	$0	$335
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$204	$27	$801	$0	$0	$79	$1,084	$402	$0	$240
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$324	$65	$1,167	$0	$0	$430	$1,921	$992	$0	$1,260
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$428	$84	$235	$0	$0	$357	$1,020	$1,100	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$458	$101	$2,075	$0	$0	$405	$2,938	$704	$0	$1,790

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$84	$2	$5	$94	$0	$299
1972	$17	$74	$1	$0	$0	$22	$299
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$2	$186	$18	$5	$262	$0	$685
1977	$92	$69	$1	$0	$0	$50	$685
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$3	$288	$0	$36	$276	$0	$893
1979	$77	$76	$0	$0	$0	$137	$893
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$239	$0	$41	$440	$0	$1,056
1981	$150	$88	$0	$0	$0	$98	$1,056
1982	$0	$214	$11	$7	$374	$0	$1,049
1982	$253	$75	$0	$0	$0	$115	$1,049
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$213	$11	$8	$350	$0	$926
1984	$135	$160	$0	$0	$0	$49	$926
1985	$0	$194	$14	$9	$365	$0	$930
1985	$81	$176	$0	$0	$0	$91	$930
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$0	$221	$17	$10	$65	$0	$671
1987	$103	$190	$0	$0	$0	$65	$671
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$303	$16	$91	$819	$0	$1,787
1992	$170	$277	$0	$0	$0	$111	$1,787
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$351	$42	$63	$118	$0	$998
1997	$229	$18	$0	$0	$0	$177	$998
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$628	$0	$63	$1,227	$0	$3,450
2002	$301	$44	$0	$0	$0	$1,187	$3,450

Pope County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pope County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Pope County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	447	10.13%
10-19 Years	685	15.52%
20-29 Years	476	10.79%
30-39 Years	535	12.12%
40-49 Years	611	13.85%
50-59 Years	603	13.66%
60-69 Years	514	11.65%
70-79 Years	343	7.77%
80-89 Years	160	3.63%
90+ Years	39	0.88%

Pope County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	2,235	50.65%
Female	2,178	49.35%

Pope County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	4,104	93.00%
African-American	158	3.58%
Multiracial	61	1.38%
Hispanic/Latino	40	0.91%
Amerindian	30	0.68%
Asian	12	0.27%
Other Race	8	0.18%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Pope County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	1,423	22.14%
2.	German	1,410	21.94%
3.	Irish	1,104	17.17%
4.	English	922	14.34%
5.	Scotch Irish	299	4.65%
6.	Dutch	272	4.23%
7.	French Non-Basque	172	2.68%
8.	Italian	146	2.27%
9.	Polish	132	2.05%
10.	Swedish	110	1.71%

Pope County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	8,435	97.39%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	144	1.66%
3.	German	52	0.60%
4.	French	30	0.35%

Pope County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	9,053	99.36%
Naturalized immigrant	8	0.09%
Not a citizen	50	0.55%

Pope County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pope County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pope County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Eddyville	Herod	Webster
Golconda	Jefferson

Pope County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

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