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County:

Catoosa County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13047

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

6

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

50,247

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Chattahoochee NF

6

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

40

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

28,271

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

36,991

30.8%

20.5%

10.3%

1990:

42,464

14.8%

7.9%

6.9%

2000:

53,282

25.5%

19.7%

5.8%

2005:

60,813

14.0%

11.7%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

51,013

95.7%

0-to-19:

15,030

28.2%

Black:

661

1.2%

20-to-39:

15,312

28.7%

Hispanic:

621

1.2%

40-to-59:

14,304

26.8%

American Indian:

159

0.3%

60-plus:

8,636

16.2%

Other:

828

1.6%

Median Age:

35.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

328.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.8%

Median Family Income:

$45,710

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.4%

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