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Covington County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 244,600
Acres of Forest: 140,800
Percent of Forest: 57.6

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	68.6	48.7
Hardwood	47.3	33.6
Pine/Hardwood	19.1	13.6

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	5.9	4.2
Private	135	95.8

Harvested Timber Volumes

	Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle		Pulpwood, Cords
Year	Pine	Hardwood	Pine	Hardwood
2007	11,616	3,001	66,080	13,417

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

Industry	# of Establishmetns
Other Mills	1
Pole Mills	1
Hardwood Mills	1