Faulkner County /

Faulkner County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 86,014 as of the 2000 Census. The county seat is Conway. Faulkner County is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Faulkner County was formed from parts of Conway and Pulaski counties on April 12, 1873, and is named after Colonel Sanford C. 'Sandy' Faulkner who was the composer of the popular fiddle tune "The Arkansas Traveller". According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 664.01 square miles (1,719.8 km), of which 647.38 square miles (1,676.7 km) (or 97.50%) is land and 16.63 square miles (43.1 km) (or 2.50%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 86,014 people, 31,882 households, and 22,444 families residing in the county. The population density was 133 people per square mile (51/km²). There were 34,546 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile (21/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.33% White, 8.48% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There