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<br />o <br />C) <br />N <br />o <br />00 <br />~ <br /> <br />PROBLEM AREA DESCRIPTIONS <br />GROUP A <br /> <br />ARKANSAS <br /> <br />1. . Ozarks Area, ASA 1101. This area includes fourteen north <br />Arkansas counties, all of which lie in the White River Basin. One <br />problem issue extends into Problem Area 2, which includes Benton <br />and Washington Counties. The total area of P. A. 1 is 7811 square <br />miles. Terrain is generally hilly, but with local relief seldom <br />exceeding 200 feet. However, the south eastern portion of the area <br />extends into the Boston Mountains in which local reliefs (1600 ft.) <br />are common, and extreme stream dissection has resulted in deep val- <br />leys and steep sided mountains. <br /> <br />Climate, in P. A. 1, can be briefly described by the following <br />table. <br /> <br />Average Annual Precipitation <br /> <br />42 inches <br /> <br />Temperature <br />Mean Minimum (January) <br />Mean Maximum (July) <br />Mean Annual <br /> <br />240 F <br />920 E <br />590 F <br /> <br />Population <br /> <br />1970 census <br />1975 <br />1985 <br />2000 <br /> <br />158,560 <br />165,588 <br />181,260 <br />208,106 <br /> <br />Population increases in P. A. 1 have resulted in part, from <br />an influx of persons of retirement age into developments near the <br />many excellent fishing lakes in the area. <br /> <br />Earnings <br />1967 dollars <br /> <br />(thousands) <br />1975 <br />29,946 <br />57,622 <br /> <br />2000 <br />35,526 <br />163,650 <br /> <br />1985 <br />31,062 <br />95,598 <br /> <br />Agriculture <br />Hs.nuf ac tur ing <br /> <br />Sources of agricultural earnings vary from almost exclusively <br />livestock in the western portion of the area to primarily crops in <br />the eastern part. Manufacturing is widely varied as to type: <br />agriculture related is most prevalent, followed by forest products, <br />other industries such as pla!ltics, chemical, clothing and metal <br />fabrication are scattered through the region. <br /> <br />Tourism has been a major industry in Arkansas; the northern <br />part of the state enjoys the major part of the tourism dollar. <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />~ <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />, <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />'. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />_I <br />