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County:

Montgomery County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5097

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

65% to 70%

Percent Land in NF:

66.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

334,634

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

439,596

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

11.53

Ouachita NF

334,634

% Water:

2.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,821

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,771

33.5%

33.3%

0.2%

1990:

7,841

0.9%

2.6%

-1.7%

2000:

9,245

17.9%

19.1%

-1.2%

2005:

9,274

0.3%

1.1%

-0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

8,740

94.5%

0-to-19:

2,375

25.7%

Black:

27

0.3%

20-to-39:

2,046

22.1%

Hispanic:

234

2.5%

40-to-59:

2,468

26.7%

American Indian:

103

1.1%

60-plus:

2,356

25.5%

Other:

141

1.5%

Median Age:

41.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

11.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.8%

Median Family Income:

$32,769

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.0%

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