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County:

Calhoun County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5013

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

370,078

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

13.35

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,573

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,079

9.1%

9.3%

-0.2%

1990:

5,826

-4.2%

-4.3%

0.1%

2000:

5,744

-1.4%

0.2%

-1.6%

2005:

5,589

-2.7%

-2.3%

-0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,248

74.0%

0-to-19:

1,545

26.9%

Black:

1,342

23.4%

20-to-39:

1,398

24.3%

Hispanic:

86

1.5%

40-to-59:

1,580

27.5%

American Indian:

12

0.2%

60-plus:

1,221

21.3%

Other:

56

1.0%

Median Age:

39.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

9.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

68.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.3%

Median Family Income:

$34,647

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.2%

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