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County:

Chambers County

State:

Alabama

FIPS Code:

1017

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

319,186

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.08

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

36,356

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

39,191

7.8%

2.1%

5.7%

1990:

36,876

-5.9%

-8.8%

2.9%

2000:

36,583

-0.8%

-2.6%

1.8%

2005:

35,460

-3.1%

-2.8%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

22,111

60.4%

0-to-19:

9,989

27.3%

Black:

13,872

37.9%

20-to-39:

9,445

25.8%

Hispanic:

280

0.8%

40-to-59:

9,565

26.1%

American Indian:

49

0.1%

60-plus:

7,584

20.7%

Other:

271

0.7%

Median Age:

37.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

61.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

64.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.5%

Median Family Income:

$36,598

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.3%

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