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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