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County:

Saline County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5125

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

10% to 15%

Percent Land in NF:

11.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

55,297

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

374,126

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Ouachita NF

55,297

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

36,107

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

53,156

47.2%

38.8%

8.4%

1990:

64,183

20.7%

14.1%

6.7%

2000:

83,529

30.1%

25.1%

5.0%

2005:

91,188

9.1%

7.7%

1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

78,968

94.5%

0-to-19:

23,225

27.8%

Black:

1,814

2.2%

20-to-39:

22,966

27.5%

Hispanic:

1,090

1.3%

40-to-59:

22,883

27.4%

American Indian:

392

0.5%

60-plus:

14,455

17.3%

Other:

1,265

1.5%

Median Age:

36.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

115.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.4%

Median Family Income:

$48,717

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.0%

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