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Geography

Geography . We are where we live. Population. US Population 2013—316,128,839 million Arkansas 2013– 2,959,373 Race (2012) White—80.0% Black or African-American—15.6% American Indian/Alaska Native—0.9% Asian—1.4% Hispanic or Latino—6.8% Two or more races—1.8%

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Geography

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  1. Geography We are where we live.

  2. Population • US Population 2013—316,128,839 million • Arkansas 2013– 2,959,373 • Race (2012) • White—80.0% • Black or African-American—15.6% • American Indian/Alaska Native—0.9% • Asian—1.4% • Hispanic or Latino—6.8% • Two or more races—1.8% http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05000.html http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/thematic-maps/usa-population-map.html

  3. Population • Washington County 2012 • Population—211,411 • Race 2012 • White—88.2% • Black or African-American—3.2% • American Indian/Alaska Native—1.4% • Asian—2.4% • Hispanic or Latino—16.1% • Two or more races—2.5% • Land in square miles—941.97 • Persons per sq mi—215.6

  4. Population • Mississippi County • Population 2012 • Race 2012 • White—63.3% • Black or African American—34.4% • American Indian/AN—0.4% • Asian—0.6% • Hispanic or Latino—3.8% • Two or more races—1.3% • Land in Square Miles—900.57 • Persons per sq mi—51.6

  5. Geographical Areas • The South • Appalachia • New England and Mid-Atlantic • The Great Plains and Midwest • The Southwest • The West

  6. Rural, Urban, Suburban

  7. Farming Families =1%http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/demographics.html

  8. Globalization Immigration • 2007—37.9 million immigrants or 1 in 8 US residents • 82% of immigrant households have at least one worker compared to 73% of native households. • 10.8 million school-age families from immigrant families. • Arkansas had 4.0% of immigrant population in 2007. • (From Center for Immigration Studies using U. S. Census Bureau Info in March 2007)

  9. Globalization Migration • Forced migration of U.S. indigenous populations by Federal Government • African-American migration to north and west from 1920s-50s • Depression and Dust Bowl migrations • Closure of Coal Mines in Appalachia • Migrant workers—3 million http://www.ncfh.org/docs/fs-Migrant%20Demographics.pdf

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