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County:

Scott County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5127

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

60% to 65%

Percent Land in NF:

64.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

369,606

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

479,064

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.36

Ouachita NF

368,832

% Water:

0.5

Ouachita PU

774

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,207

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,685

18.0%

15.6%

2.4%

1990:

10,205

5.4%

4.5%

0.9%

2000:

10,996

7.8%

7.4%

0.4%

2005:

11,150

1.4%

0.5%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,953

90.5%

0-to-19:

3,204

29.1%

Black:

24

0.2%

20-to-39:

2,783

25.3%

Hispanic:

628

5.7%

40-to-59:

2,813

25.6%

American Indian:

153

1.4%

60-plus:

2,196

20.0%

Other:

238

2.2%

Median Age:

37.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

12.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.4%

Median Family Income:

$30,311

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.3%

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