# Fulton County, Arkansas

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,075. The county seat is Salem. Fulton County was formed on December 21, 1842, and named for William Fulton, the last governor of the Arkansas Territory. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 620 square miles (1,600 km$^2$), of which 618 square miles (1,600 km$^2$) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km$^2$) (0.3%) is water.

### Major highways

* US 62
* US 63
* US 412
* U.S. Highway 62 Business
* Highway 9
* Highway 87
* Highway 175
* Highway 223
* Highway 289
* Highway 395

### Adjacent counties

* Ozark County, Missouri (northwest)
* Howell County, Missouri (north)
* Oregon County, Missouri (northeast)
* Sharp County (east)
* Izard County (south)
* Baxter County (west)

## Demographics
### 2020 census

Fulton County racial composition :
| Race | Number | Percentage |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 11,201 | 92.76% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 27 | 0.22% |
| Native American | 66 | 0.55% |
| Asian | 35 | 0.29% |
| Other/Mixed | 592 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 154 | 1.28% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,075 people, 4,973 households, and 3,278 families residing in the county.

### 2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 11,642 people, 4,810 households, and 3,511 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile (7.3 people/km$^2$). There were 5,973 housing units at an average density of 10 units per square mile (3.9 units/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the county was 97.67% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,810 households, out of which 27.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.40% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.80% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 20.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,529, and the median income for a family was $29,952. Males had a median income of $22,213 versus $18,066 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,712. About 12.70% of families and 16.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.10% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

## Government

Over the past few election cycles Fulton county has trended heavily towards the GOP. The last Democrat (as of 2024) to carry the county was Bill Clinton, in 1996.
United States presidential election results for Fulton County, Arkansas :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 4,040 | 80.11% | 906 | 17.97% | 97 | 1.92% |
| 2020 | 3,961 | 77.38% | 1,035 | 20.22% | 123 | 2.40% |
| 2016 | 3,471 | 72.74% | 1,067 | 22.36% | 234 | 4.90% |
| 2012 | 2,949 | 65.21% | 1,452 | 32.11% | 121 | 2.68% |
| 2008 | 2,702 | 57.78% | 1,819 | 38.90% | 155 | 3.31% |
| 2004 | 2,522 | 50.90% | 2,370 | 47.83% | 63 | 1.27% |
| 2000 | 2,036 | 49.56% | 1,976 | 48.10% | 96 | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 1,351 | 31.99% | 2,361 | 55.91% | 511 | 12.10% |
| 1992 | 1,258 | 26.56% | 2,827 | 59.69% | 651 | 13.75% |
| 1988 | 1,918 | 48.47% | 2,018 | 51.00% | 21 | 0.53% |
| 1984 | 2,329 | 55.15% | 1,864 | 44.14% | 30 | 0.71% |
| 1980 | 2,101 | 49.35% | 2,037 | 47.85% | 119 | 2.80% |
| 1976 | 1,038 | 27.94% | 2,670 | 71.87% | 7 | 0.19% |
| 1972 | 2,030 | 67.89% | 960 | 32.11% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 1,198 | 36.34% | 1,019 | 30.91% | 1,080 | 32.76% |
| 1964 | 846 | 33.09% | 1,704 | 66.64% | 7 | 0.27% |
| 1960 | 1,127 | 60.95% | 703 | 38.02% | 19 | 1.03% |
| 1956 | 799 | 45.12% | 958 | 54.09% | 14 | 0.79% |
| 1952 | 890 | 45.92% | 1,048 | 54.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 339 | 27.63% | 850 | 69.27% | 38 | 3.10% |
| 1944 | 525 | 44.23% | 660 | 55.60% | 2 | 0.17% |
| 1940 | 333 | 28.15% | 838 | 70.84% | 12 | 1.01% |
| 1936 | 437 | 31.53% | 946 | 68.25% | 3 | 0.22% |
| 1932 | 237 | 16.09% | 1,235 | 83.84% | 1 | 0.07% |
| 1928 | 686 | 42.29% | 934 | 57.58% | 2 | 0.12% |
| 1924 | 292 | 29.00% | 678 | 67.33% | 37 | 3.67% |
| 1920 | 502 | 39.13% | 763 | 59.47% | 18 | 1.40% |
| 1916 | 392 | 26.34% | 1,096 | 73.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1912 | 453 | 34.24% | 590 | 44.60% | 280 | 21.16% |
| 1908 | 366 | 30.96% | 741 | 62.69% | 75 | 6.35% |
| 1904 | 359 | 40.11% | 481 | 53.74% | 55 | 6.15% |
| 1900 | 397 | 28.54% | 984 | 70.74% | 10 | 0.72% |
| 1896 | 333 | 20.88% | 1,259 | 78.93% | 3 | 0.19% |

## Education

Fulton County is the home to several public school districts:
* Mammoth Spring School District, including Mammoth Spring High School.
* Salem School District, including Salem High School.
* Viola School District, including Viola High School.

## Communities
### Cities

* Ash Flat
* Cherokee Village
* Hardy
* Horseshoe Bend
* Mammoth Spring
* Salem (county seat)

### Town

* Viola

### Unincorporated communities

* Bexar
* Camp
* County Line
* Elizabeth
* Gepp
* Glencoe
* Heart
* Many Islands
* Morriston
* Ruth
* Saddle
* Sturkie
* Wild Cherry

### Townships

Townships in Arkansas are the divisions of a county. Each township includes unincorporated areas; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times. However, the United States census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "minor civil divisions"). Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps and publications. The townships of Fulton County are listed below; listed in parentheses are the cities, towns, and/or census-designated places that are fully or partially inside the township.
| Township | FIPS code | ANSI code (GNIS ID) | Population center(s) | Pop. (2010) | Pop. density (/mi$^2$) | Pop. density (/km$^2$) | Total area (mi$^2$) | Total area (km$^2$) | Land area (mi$^2$) | Land area (km$^2$) | Water area (mi$^2$) | Water area (km$^2$) | Geographic coordinates |
| Afton | 05-90006 | 00066571 | part of Hardy | 650 | 17.45 | 6.74 | 37.587 | 97.35 | 37.252 | 96.48 | 0.335 | 0.8676 | 36°22′46″N 91°30′15″W﻿ / ﻿36.379508°N 91.504051°W﻿ / 36.379508; -91.504051 |
| Benton | 05-90243 | 00066573 | Salem | 2,564 | 43.10 | 16.64 | 59.552 | 154.2 | 59.493 | 154.1 | 0.059 | 0.1528 | 36°22′21″N 91°50′55″W﻿ / ﻿36.372416°N 91.848591°W﻿ / 36.372416; -91.848591 |
| Big Creek | 05-90258 | 00066574 | | 428 | 12.82 | 4.95 | 34.167 | 88.49 | 33.398 | 86.50 | 0.769 | 1.992 | 36°20′00″N 92°06′42″W﻿ / ﻿36.333345°N 92.111645°W﻿ / 36.333345; -92.111645 |
| Cleveland | 05-90855 | 00066575 | | 514 | 9.44 | 3.65 | 54.677 | 141.6 | 54.450 | 141.0 | 0.227 | 0.5879 | 36°18′05″N 92°00′53″W﻿ / ﻿36.301335°N 92.014618°W﻿ / 36.301335; -92.014618 |
| Fulton | 05-91392 | 00066576 | Viola | 1,049 | 22.82 | 8.81 | 46.115 | 119.4 | 45.968 | 119.1 | 0.147 | 0.3807 | 36°23′20″N 91°59′45″W﻿ / ﻿36.388875°N 91.995757°W﻿ / 36.388875; -91.995757 |
| Mammoth Spring | 05-92361 | 00066577 | Mammoth Spring | 2,035 | 40.35 | 15.58 | 50.584 | 131.0 | 50.430 | 130.6 | 0.154 | 0.3989 | 36°27′43″N 91°32′20″W﻿ / ﻿36.461887°N 91.538778°W﻿ / 36.461887; -91.538778 |
| Mount Calm | 05-92619 | 00066578 | | 207 | 7.78 | 3.0 | 26.627 | 68.96 | 26.611 | 68.92 | 0.016 | 0.04144 | 36°28′33″N 91°59′16″W﻿ / ﻿36.475816°N 91.987814°W﻿ / 36.475816; -91.987814 |
| Myatt | 05-92658 | 00066579 | | 191 | 5.34 | 2.06 | 35.792 | 92.70 | 35.766 | 92.63 | 0.026 | 0.06734 | 36°22′40″N 91°37′35″W﻿ / ﻿36.377891°N 91.626355°W﻿ / 36.377891; -91.626355 |
| Pleasant Ridge | 05-92922 | 00066580 | half of Cherokee Village, small part of Ash Flat | 1,926 | 35.42 | 13.68 | 54.721 | 141.7 | 54.381 | 140.8 | 0.340 | 0.8806 | 36°17′00″N 91°38′33″W﻿ / ﻿36.283387°N 91.642620°W﻿ / 36.283387; -91.642620 |
| South Fork | 05-93429 | 00066581 | | 485 | 11.33 | 4.37 | 42.819 | 110.9 | 42.805 | 110.9 | 0.014 | 0.03626 | 36°23′52″N 91°43′33″W﻿ / ﻿36.397657°N 91.725885°W﻿ / 36.397657; -91.725885 |
| Strawberry | 05-93498 | 00066582 | small part of Horseshoe Bend | 742 | 24.28 | 9.38 | 30.591 | 79.23 | 30.558 | 79.14 | 0.033 | 0.08547 | 36°18′09″N 91°47′05″W﻿ / ﻿36.302524°N 91.784817°W﻿ / 36.302524; -91.784817 |
| Union | 05-93681 | 00066583 | | 303 | 13.08 | 5.05 | 23.158 | 59.98 | 23.158 | 59.98 | 0 | 0.000 | 36°17′26″N 91°52′55″W﻿ / ﻿36.290424°N 91.882059°W﻿ / 36.290424; -91.882059 |
| Vidette | 05-93798 | 00066584 | | 467 | 9.70 | 3.74 | 48.143 | 124.7 | 48.143 | 124.7 | 0 | 0.000 | 36°26′44″N 92°06′01″W﻿ / ﻿36.445552°N 92.100286°W﻿ / 36.445552; -92.100286 |
| Washington | 05-93909 | 00066585 | | 406 | 10.05 | 3.88 | 40.408 | 104.7 | 40.394 | 104.6 | 0.014 | 0.03626 | 36°27′50″N 91°51′57″W﻿ / ﻿36.463799°N 91.865792°W﻿ / 36.463799; -91.865792 |
| Wilson | 05-94086 | 00066587 | | 278 | 7.86 | 3.03 | 35.387 | 91.65 | 35.387 | 91.65 | 0 | 0.000 | 36°28′16″N 91°41′58″W﻿ / ﻿36.471176°N 91.699477°W﻿ / 36.471176; -91.699477 |
| Source: "Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: County Subdivisions in Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Source: "Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. ||||||||||||||