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County:

Yell County

State:

Arkansas

FIPS Code:

5149

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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:

221,374

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

426,648

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.65

Ouachita NF

188,777

% Water:

2.2

Ozark NF

32,597

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,208

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,026

19.8%

15.9%

4.0%

1990:

17,759

4.3%

2.4%

1.9%

2000:

21,139

19.0%

15.8%

3.2%

2005:

21,391

1.2%

-0.9%

2.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

17,650

83.5%

0-to-19:

6,041

28.6%

Black:

296

1.4%

20-to-39:

5,741

27.2%

Hispanic:

2,691

12.7%

40-to-59:

5,211

24.7%

American Indian:

105

0.5%

60-plus:

4,146

19.6%

Other:

397

1.9%

Median Age:

36.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

22.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

64.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.9%

Median Family Income:

$33,409

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.7%

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