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County:

Pike County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5109

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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:

10,341

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

323,047

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.33

Ouachita NF

10,341

% Water:

1.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with 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:

8,711

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

10,373

19.1%

17.3%

1.8%

1990:

10,086

-2.8%

-4.5%

1.7%

2000:

11,303

12.1%

10.7%

1.4%

2005:

11,038

-2.3%

-1.8%

-0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

10,310

91.2%

0-to-19:

3,073

27.2%

Black:

391

3.5%

20-to-39:

2,727

24.1%

Hispanic:

403

3.6%

40-to-59:

2,953

26.1%

American Indian:

66

0.6%

60-plus:

2,550

22.6%

Other:

133

1.2%

Median Age:

38.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

18.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

68.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.1%

Median Family Income:

$32,883

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.8%

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