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County:

Calhoun County

State:

Alabama

FIPS Code:

1015

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

6.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

23,703

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

255,889

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Talladega NF

23,703

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

103,092

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

119,761

16.2%

7.7%

8.4%

1990:

116,034

-3.1%

-8.5%

5.4%

2000:

112,249

-3.3%

-7.1%

3.8%

2005:

112,141

-0.1%

-0.9%

0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

87,598

78.0%

0-to-19:

29,985

26.7%

Black:

20,725

18.5%

20-to-39:

30,707

27.4%

Hispanic:

1,753

1.6%

40-to-59:

30,569

27.2%

American Indian:

427

0.4%

60-plus:

20,988

18.7%

Other:

1,746

1.6%

Median Age:

37.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

184.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.2%

Median Family Income:

$39,908

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.4%

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