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County:

Baxter County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5005

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

17.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

63,079

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

243,202

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.92

Ozark NF

63,079

% Water:

5.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

37

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

High Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,319

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

27,409

78.9%

81.4%

-2.4%

1990:

31,186

13.8%

19.4%

-5.6%

2000:

38,386

23.1%

31.1%

-8.0%

2005:

40,330

5.1%

9.4%

-4.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

37,282

97.1%

0-to-19:

8,058

21.0%

Black:

42

0.1%

20-to-39:

7,173

18.7%

Hispanic:

385

1.0%

40-to-59:

10,142

26.4%

American Indian:

189

0.5%

60-plus:

13,013

33.9%

Other:

488

1.3%

Median Age:

48.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

69.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.8%

Median Family Income:

$34,578

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.9%

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