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County:

Grant County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5053

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

361,352

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.13

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

9,711

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,008

34.0%

29.9%

4.0%

1990:

13,948

7.2%

4.1%

3.2%

2000:

16,464

18.0%

14.9%

3.1%

2005:

17,348

5.4%

4.9%

0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,663

95.1%

0-to-19:

4,675

28.4%

Black:

406

2.5%

20-to-39:

4,482

27.2%

Hispanic:

189

1.1%

40-to-59:

4,542

27.6%

American Indian:

72

0.4%

60-plus:

2,765

16.8%

Other:

134

0.8%

Median Age:

36.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

26.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.0%

Median Family Income:

$42,901

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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