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Ouachita County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,120.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05103.html )〕 The county seat is Camden.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was formed on November 29, 1842, and named for the Ouachita River. Ouachita County is part of the Camden, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is a former Democratic Party stronghold and the home of the Pryor family, which includes two U.S. senators, David Pryor (1978–1997) and his son Mark Pryor (elected 2002). The elder Pryor is also a former Arkansas governor and congressman. In 1972, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon became the first Republican presidential nominee in the 20th Century to win a majority in Ouachita County. Much later, in the 2008 presidential election, U.S. Senator John S. McCain won the county by nearly ten percentage votes over Senator Barack Obama, following President George W. Bush's victory over Senator John F. Kerry in 2004. The county is served by a daily newspaper, ''The Camden News''. ==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ouachita County, Arkansas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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