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County:

Polk County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5113

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

37.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

206,355

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

426,664

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.04

Ouachita NF

206,167

% Water:

0.4

Ouachita PU

188

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

13,297

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,007

27.9%

25.1%

2.8%

1990:

17,347

2.0%

0.4%

1.6%

2000:

20,229

16.6%

14.9%

1.8%

2005:

20,176

-0.3%

-0.8%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

18,836

93.1%

0-to-19:

5,705

28.2%

Black:

32

0.2%

20-to-39:

4,788

23.7%

Hispanic:

708

3.5%

40-to-59:

5,210

25.8%

American Indian:

286

1.4%

60-plus:

4,526

22.4%

Other:

367

1.8%

Median Age:

38.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

23.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.9%

Median Family Income:

$31,379

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.0%

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