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Monroe County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 469,800
Acres of Forest: 289,600
Percent of Forest: 61.6



Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

80.2

27.7

Hardwood

178.1

61.5

Pine/Hardwood

31.6

10.9



Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

11.9

4.1

Private

277.9

95.9



Harvested Timber Volumes
Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle
Pulpwood, Cords

Year

Pine

Hardwood

Pine

Hardwood

2007

24,646

4,917

36,094

23,816



Industry

# of Establishmetns

Census

15

Chip Mills

1

Other Mills

 4

Pole Mills

 1

Hardwood Mills

 1

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