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County:

Madison County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5087

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

8.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

48,146

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

354,303

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.3

Ozark NF

48,146

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

37

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

9,453

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

11,373

20.3%

16.6%

3.7%

1990:

11,618

2.2%

-1.4%

3.6%

2000:

14,243

22.6%

19.3%

3.3%

2005:

14,962

5.0%

4.1%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

13,462

94.5%

0-to-19:

4,151

29.1%

Black:

15

0.1%

20-to-39:

3,455

24.3%

Hispanic:

436

3.1%

40-to-59:

3,925

27.6%

American Indian:

166

1.2%

60-plus:

2,712

19.0%

Other:

164

1.2%

Median Age:

37.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

17.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.1%

Median Family Income:

$32,910

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.7%

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