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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /><::> <br />(..'J <br />N <br />(".:;J <br />(.0 <br />(,;.J <br /> <br />Arkansas is one of the major producers of spinach in the nation <br />and Benton and Washington Counties produce most of the crop. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Manufacturing represents mostly food products but other light <br />industries are also represented. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Tourism has become a major industry which generated over $490 <br />million in 1975. Benton and Washington Counties alone contributed <br />in excess of $195 million to the state total. Beaver Lake on the <br />White River in Benton County is a major contributor to the popular- <br />ity of the region. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Water Use (mgd) <br /> 1975 1985 2000 <br />Total 34.0 45.6 66.0 <br />Groundwater 10.6 10.,3 1.2 <br />Surface Water 23.4 35.3 54.8 <br /> <br />'I <br /> <br />,I <br /> <br />3. Statewide, Arkansas. This area includes the entire State <br />of Arkansas. Major drainage is by the Arkansas, White, Red, Ouachita, <br />and St. Francis River. The total land area is 53,102 square miles. <br />Major river basins are: Arkansas, White, Red, Ouachita, St. Francis. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Terrain varies from flat level delta to steep mountainous areas <br />with local relief exceeding 1600 feet. Elevation varies from 2823 <br />feet to less than 200 feet. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Arkansas' climate is generally classified as humid subtropical, <br />but considerable variation exists between high elevations in the <br />north and the southern extremes of the state. Minimum temperatures <br />frequently fall below freezing in the southern portion of the state <br />and occasionally below zero in the northern highlands. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Annual precipitation varies from fifty-four inches in the <br />Ouachita Mountains in West Central Arkansas to forty-two inches <br />in extreme north central Arkansas. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />1970 census <br />1975 <br />1985 <br />2000 <br /> <br />1,923 J 295 <br />2,020,311 <br />2,256,972 <br />2,673,783 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Population <br /> <br />Earnings <br />1967 dollars <br /> <br />Agriculture <br />Manufacturing <br />Mining <br /> <br />(thousands) <br />1975 <br />1, 187-;260 <br />807,600 <br />34,900 <br /> <br />1985 <br />1,456,297 <br />1,956,900 <br />40,150 <br /> <br />2000 <br />1,811,905 <br />2,340,000 <br />46,700 <br /> <br />'. <br />II <br /> <br />Agricultural earnings are, in large measure, obtained from <br />crops such as soybeans, rice, and cotton grown in the delta and <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />