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Union County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 248,600
Acres of Forest: 129,400
Percent of Forest: 52



Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

31

24

Hardwood

87.2

67.4

Pine/Hardwood

8.5

6.6



Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

12.5

9.7

Private

117

90.7



Harvested Timber Volumes

Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle
Pulpwood, Cords

Year

Pine

Hardwood

Pine

Hardwood

2007

12,422

3,476

17,573

21,315



Industry

# of Establishmetns

Census

15

Other Mills

1

Hardwood Mills

1

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