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County:

Nevada County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5099

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

319,268

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.23

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

83

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

10,111

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

11,097

9.8%

8.3%

1.4%

1990:

10,101

-9.0%

-9.0%

0.1%

2000:

9,955

-1.4%

0.0%

-1.4%

2005:

9,550

-4.1%

-4.5%

0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,618

66.5%

0-to-19:

2,808

28.2%

Black:

3,088

31.0%

20-to-39:

2,520

25.3%

Hispanic:

151

1.5%

40-to-59:

2,550

25.6%

American Indian:

36

0.4%

60-plus:

2,077

20.9%

Other:

62

0.6%

Median Age:

37.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

16.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.7%

Median Family Income:

$33,095

Families Below Poverty Line:

18.3%

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