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County:

Clarke County

State:

Alabama

FIPS Code:

1025

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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:

724,891

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.13

% Water:

1.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

26,724

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

27,702

3.7%

-6.8%

10.5%

1990:

27,240

-1.7%

-8.0%

6.3%

2000:

27,867

2.3%

-4.0%

6.3%

2005:

27,269

-2.1%

-4.3%

2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,519

55.7%

0-to-19:

8,626

31.0%

Black:

11,918

42.8%

20-to-39:

7,129

25.6%

Hispanic:

180

0.6%

40-to-59:

7,048

25.3%

American Indian:

61

0.2%

60-plus:

5,064

18.2%

Other:

189

0.7%

Median Age:

35.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

22.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

70.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.1%

Median Family Income:

$34,546

Families Below Poverty Line:

18.1%

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