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County:

Lee County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5077

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

11,462

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

90,237

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.89

St. Francis NF

11,462

% Water:

2.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

18,884

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,539

-17.7%

-25.8%

8.1%

1990:

13,053

-16.0%

-22.1%

6.1%

2000:

12,580

-3.6%

-6.0%

2.3%

2005:

11,545

-8.3%

-9.0%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,074

40.3%

0-to-19:

3,648

29.0%

Black:

7,142

56.8%

20-to-39:

3,635

28.9%

Hispanic:

276

2.2%

40-to-59:

3,051

24.3%

American Indian:

19

0.2%

60-plus:

2,246

17.9%

Other:

69

0.5%

Median Age:

34.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

20.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

56.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.3%

Median Family Income:

$25,846

Families Below Poverty Line:

24.7%

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