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County:

Columbia County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5027

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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:

429,037

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.35

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

46

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

25,952

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,644

2.7%

-0.3%

2.9%

1990:

25,691

-3.6%

-6.8%

3.2%

2000:

25,603

-0.3%

-1.5%

1.2%

2005:

24,695

-3.6%

-3.9%

0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,776

61.6%

0-to-19:

7,487

29.2%

Black:

9,205

36.0%

20-to-39:

6,818

26.6%

Hispanic:

269

1.1%

40-to-59:

6,081

23.8%

American Indian:

62

0.2%

60-plus:

5,217

20.4%

Other:

291

1.1%

Median Age:

35.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

33.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

74.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.8%

Median Family Income:

$36,271

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.8%

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