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Copiah County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 507,400
Acres of Forest: 427,800
Percent of Forest: 84

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	172.9	40.4
Hardwood	201	47
Pine/Hardwood	54.8	12.8

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	24	5.6
Private	404.7	94.4

Harvested Timber Volumes

	Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle		Pulpwood, Cords
Year	Pine	Hardwood	Pine	Hardwood
2007	52,019	10,357	110,822	41,273

Industry	# of Establishmetns
Other Mills	4
Pole Mills	2
Hardwood Mills	4
Softwood Mills	2

Statistics derived from the Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory and US Census