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Projections Show Annual Declines Over Past 15 Years; Nearing 1960 Numbers
RISON - A 2003 study conducted by the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas projected that the population of Cleveland County could exceed 11,000 people by the year 2025.
Those projections back then did not seem so far-fetched because, unlike most of its neighbors, Cleveland County was seeing slow but steady growth at the time.
Based on the projected growth rate in 2003, Cleveland County was projected to have an “upper bound” estimated population of 11,414 and “lower bound” estimate of 10,378 by 2025.