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County:

Johnson County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5071

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

40% to 45%

Percent Land in NF:

42.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

182,168

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

308,451

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.89

Ozark NF

182,168

% Water:

3.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Low Mountains

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:

13,630

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,423

27.8%

26.3%

1.5%

1990:

18,221

4.6%

2.9%

1.6%

2000:

22,781

25.0%

22.3%

2.7%

2005:

24,042

5.5%

3.2%

2.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

20,512

90.0%

0-to-19:

6,388

28.0%

Black:

303

1.3%

20-to-39:

6,180

27.1%

Hispanic:

1,527

6.7%

40-to-59:

5,779

25.4%

American Indian:

128

0.6%

60-plus:

4,434

19.5%

Other:

311

1.4%

Median Age:

36.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

34.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.1%

Median Family Income:

$33,630

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.9%

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