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County:

Floyd County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13115

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

6,621

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

217,504

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.43

Chattahoochee NF

6,621

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

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:

73,742

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

79,800

8.2%

2.3%

5.9%

1990:

81,251

1.8%

-2.4%

4.2%

2000:

90,565

11.5%

8.1%

3.3%

2005:

94,198

4.0%

1.7%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

71,674

79.1%

0-to-19:

25,250

27.9%

Black:

11,984

13.2%

20-to-39:

25,835

28.5%

Hispanic:

4,983

5.5%

40-to-59:

22,979

25.4%

American Indian:

204

0.2%

60-plus:

16,501

18.2%

Other:

1,720

1.9%

Median Age:

35.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

176.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

71.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.8%

Median Family Income:

$42,302

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.8%

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