Total population (2010 census): 39561
Total population (1990 census): 40319
County seat: Benton
CropSELECT
FruitsCrop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 211 | 64730 | 7082452 bu | |
Sorghum for Grain | 9 | 915 | 59120 bu | |
Wheat | 130 | 16133 | 639308 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 204 | 6017 | 11476 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 58852 | 1826 | ||
Small Grain Hay | 17 | 246 | 975 | |
Tame Hay | 140 | 4477 | 8160 | |
Wild Hay | 16 | 442 | 515 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 10 | 366 | 1366 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 14 | 467 | 5485 | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 219 | 90360 | 2214406 bu | |
Vegetables, Fruits, and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Pumpkins | 2 | D | ||
Blackberries | 2 | D | ||
Pecans, Improved | 3 | 3 | ||
Peaches | 6 | 30 | ||
Grapes | 10 | 30 | ||
Apples | 3 | D | ||
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Floriculture Crops | 2 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 212 | 41260 | 3442059 bu | |
Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 15 | 730 | 58000 bu | |
Wheat | 140 | 14500 | 673974 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 198 | 7070 | 16977 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 73 | 1757 | 5579 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 4 | 30 | 69 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 133 | 4224 | 9463 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 22 | 618 | 881 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 13 | 441 | 2959 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 17 | 738 | 10581 tons, grn | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 273 | 64962 | 2199103 bu | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Pumpkins | 4 | 5 | ||
Sweet Corn | 5 | 7 | ||
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 10 | (D) | 69 | 75 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | (X) | 7 | 2 |
Nursery Crops | 4 | - | (D) | (D) |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | - | (D) | 18 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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