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County:

Sumter County

State:

Alabama

FIPS Code:

1119

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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:

430,800

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.16

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss, 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:

16,974

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

16,908

-0.4%

-8.2%

7.8%

1990:

16,174

-4.3%

-10.9%

6.6%

2000:

14,798

-8.5%

-13.2%

4.7%

2005:

13,819

-6.6%

-8.5%

1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,813

25.8%

0-to-19:

4,828

32.6%

Black:

10,718

72.4%

20-to-39:

3,943

26.6%

Hispanic:

165

1.1%

40-to-59:

3,396

22.9%

American Indian:

14

0.1%

60-plus:

2,631

17.8%

Other:

88

0.6%

Median Age:

32.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

16.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

64.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.4%

Median Family Income:

$23,176

Families Below Poverty Line:

32.9%

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