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County:

Banks County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13011

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

650

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

102,637

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.08

Chattahoochee NF

650

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,833

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,702

27.4%

22.6%

4.7%

1990:

10,308

18.5%

13.2%

5.2%

2000:

14,422

39.9%

35.2%

4.8%

2005:

16,055

11.2%

8.6%

2.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

13,256

91.9%

0-to-19:

4,164

28.9%

Black:

459

3.2%

20-to-39:

4,192

29.1%

Hispanic:

493

3.4%

40-to-59:

3,945

27.4%

American Indian:

38

0.3%

60-plus:

2,121

14.7%

Other:

176

1.2%

Median Age:

35.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

61.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.6%

Median Family Income:

$43,136

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.8%

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