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County:

Logan County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5083

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

18.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

86,226

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

298,023

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.7

Ozark NF

67,641

% Water:

3.0

Ouachita NF

18,585

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Open 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:

16,789

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

20,144

20.0%

16.6%

3.4%

1990:

20,557

2.1%

-0.2%

2.3%

2000:

22,486

9.4%

7.9%

1.5%

2005:

22,944

2.0%

1.5%

0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

21,528

95.7%

0-to-19:

6,354

28.3%

Black:

235

1.0%

20-to-39:

5,544

24.7%

Hispanic:

273

1.2%

40-to-59:

5,834

25.9%

American Indian:

137

0.6%

60-plus:

4,754

21.1%

Other:

313

1.4%

Median Age:

38.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

31.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.4%

Median Family Income:

$33,732

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.4%

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