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County:

Choctaw County

State:

Alabama

FIPS Code:

1023

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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:

520,169

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.7

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Open Low Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

16,589

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

16,839

1.5%

-7.2%

8.7%

1990:

16,018

-4.9%

-9.6%

4.7%

2000:

15,922

-0.6%

-4.2%

3.6%

2005:

14,807

-7.0%

-7.8%

0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

8,724

54.8%

0-to-19:

4,541

28.5%

Black:

6,985

43.9%

20-to-39:

3,882

24.4%

Hispanic:

107

0.7%

40-to-59:

4,338

27.2%

American Indian:

24

0.2%

60-plus:

3,161

19.9%

Other:

82

0.5%

Median Age:

37.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

17.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.6%

Median Family Income:

$31,870

Families Below Poverty Line:

20.7%

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