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County:

Chattooga County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13055

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

9.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

19,390

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

155,243

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.62

Chattahoochee NF

19,390

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

20,541

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

21,856

6.4%

0.2%

6.2%

1990:

22,242

1.8%

-0.5%

2.3%

2000:

25,470

14.5%

12.7%

1.9%

2005:

26,570

4.3%

3.3%

1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

21,776

85.5%

0-to-19:

6,545

25.7%

Black:

2,840

11.2%

20-to-39:

7,504

29.5%

Hispanic:

537

2.1%

40-to-59:

6,626

26.0%

American Indian:

19

0.1%

60-plus:

4,795

18.8%

Other:

298

1.2%

Median Age:

36.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

81.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

60.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.7%

Median Family Income:

$36,230

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.3%

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