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Rankin County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 532,000
Acres of Forest: 324,700
Percent of Forest: 61



Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

113

34.8

Hardwood

139.4

42.9

Pine/Hardwood

71

21.9



Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

6

1.8

Private

319

98.2



Harvested Timber Volumes

Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle
Pulpwood, Cords

Year

Pine

Hardwood

Pine

Hardwood

2007

33,343

14,224

133,400

38,004



Industry

# of Establishmetns

Other Mills

7

Hardwood Mills

2

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