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County:

Hot Spring County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5059

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

320

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

298,170

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.95

Ouachita NF

320

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

21,963

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,819

22.1%

17.3%

4.8%

1990:

26,115

-2.6%

-4.9%

2.3%

2000:

30,353

16.2%

14.4%

1.8%

2005:

31,264

3.0%

2.4%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

26,295

86.6%

0-to-19:

8,349

27.5%

Black:

3,107

10.2%

20-to-39:

7,527

24.8%

Hispanic:

384

1.3%

40-to-59:

8,241

27.2%

American Indian:

132

0.4%

60-plus:

6,236

20.5%

Other:

435

1.4%

Median Age:

38.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

49.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.2%

Median Family Income:

$37,077

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.3%

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