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County:

Lowndes County

State:

Alabama

FIPS Code:

1085

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

306,284

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.1

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

48

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low Education, Housing

Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

12,897

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,253

2.8%

-10.2%

12.9%

1990:

12,658

-4.5%

-16.5%

12.0%

2000:

13,473

6.4%

-0.7%

7.2%

2005:

13,076

-2.9%

-5.9%

2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,464

25.7%

0-to-19:

4,504

33.4%

Black:

9,841

73.0%

20-to-39:

3,433

25.5%

Hispanic:

85

0.6%

40-to-59:

3,296

24.5%

American Indian:

15

0.1%

60-plus:

2,240

16.6%

Other:

68

0.5%

Median Age:

34.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

18.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

64.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.0%

Median Family Income:

$28,935

Families Below Poverty Line:

26.6%

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