Total population (2010 census): 269291
Total population (1990 census): 144053
County seat: Conway
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Field Crops for Grain | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
Maize=Corn | 228 | 20848 | 2115214 | |
Sorghum | 9 | 557 | 13238 | |
Wheat | 65 | 8464 | 214910 | |
Oats | 28 | 1029 | 37263 | |
Rye | 8 | 273 | 2812 | |
Grain Legumes and Grass Seed | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Sunflower Seed | 2 | D | D | |
Ryegrass Seed | 3 | 120 | D | |
Soybeans for Beans | 217 | 31323 | 622413 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 236 | 6842 | 16303 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 6 | 482 | 1185 | |
Small Grain Hay | 39 | 557 | 2179 | |
Tame Hay | 193 | 5557 | 12575 | |
Wild Hay | 11 | 246 | 364 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 12 | 177 | 280 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 3 | D | D | |
Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Green Lima Beans | 3 | 2 | ||
Snap Beans | 16 | D | ||
Head Cabbage | 8 | 2 | ||
Cantaloupes | 11 | 6 | ||
Collards | 10 | 11 | ||
Green Cowpeas / Green Southern Peas | 5 | 16 | ||
Green Peas | 3 | D | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 17 | 225 | ||
Mustard Greens | 2 | D | ||
Okra | 5 | 2 | ||
Potatoes | 11 | 8 | ||
Pumpkins | 3 | 2 | ||
Squash | 5 | 2 | ||
Sweetpotatoes | 6 | 103 | ||
Sweet Corn | 14 | 38 | ||
Tomatoes | 14 | 7 | ||
Turnips | 2 | D | ||
Watermelons | 26 | 246 | ||
Other Vegetables | 4 | 12 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Grapes | 11 | 20 | ||
Pears | 4 | D | ||
Peaches | 2 | D | ||
Persimmons | 2 | D | ||
All Nuts | 17 | 93 | ||
Pecans, Improved | 11 | 71 | ||
Pecans, Native and Seedling | 6 | D | ||
Peanuts for Nuts | 9 | 893 | ||
Tame Blueberries | 5 | 61 | ||
Strawberries | 3 | D | ||
Other Berries | 2 | D | ||
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Upland Cotton | 10 | 2606 | 3794 bales | |
Tobacco | 96 | 6622 | 15661329 lbs | |
All Other Crops | 4 | 11 | X | |
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 | 9 | 70000 | 22 | 249100 |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 9 | D | D | D |
Foliage Plants | 2 | D | D | D |
Sod Harvested | 9 | X | 603 | 1248270 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 1 | X | D | NA |
Nursery Stock | 10 | 9750 | 41 | 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 | 368 | 19979 | 1966600 bu | |
Wheat | 219 | 16591 | 747320 bu | |
Oats | 61 | 2104 | 132272 bu | |
Rye | 7 | 104 | 3078 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybeans for Beans | 475 | 45650 | 1158398 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 185 | 4823 | 12774 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 5 | 66 | 116 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 45 | 1149 | 2939 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 147 | 3165 | 8609 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 12 | 248 | 499 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 7 | 195 | 1835 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 6 | 338 | 5246 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Green Lima Beans | 4 | 24 | ||
Snap Beans | 7 | 38 | ||
Head Cabbage | 6 | 84 | ||
Cantaloupes | 6 | 19 | ||
Collards | 4 | 2 | ||
Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 5 | 31 | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 10 | 88 | ||
Mustard Greens | 4 | 5 | ||
Okra | 3 | D | ||
Green Peas | 3 | 4 | ||
Potatoes | 13 | 19 | 2440 cwt | |
Sweetpotatoes | 24 | 346 | 82355 bu | |
Sweet Corn | 15 | 97 | ||
Tomatoes | 5 | 3 | ||
Turnips | 3 | 2 | ||
Watermelons | 19 | 180 | ||
Other Vegetables | 3 | 7 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Grapes | 7 | 6 | 1830 vines | |
Peaches | 8 | 71 | 6498 trees | |
Pecans | 10 | 77 | 969 in shell | |
Tame Blueberries | 8 | 127 | 70160 lbs | |
Strawberries | 5 | 12 | 48790 lbs | |
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Cotton | 5 | 1065 | 1082 bales | |
Tobacco | 386 | 14265 | 33707035 lbs | |
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 | 22 | 91604 | 125 | 1505 |
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 14 | X | 32 | X |
Floriculture Crops | 11 | 56594 | 9 | 542 |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 9 | D | D | 335 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | 5 | 40 |
Nursery Crops | 7 | D | 28 | 868 |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | 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.
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