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County:

Muscogee County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13215

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

86,225

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

2.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

167,377

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

170,108

1.6%

-9.3%

10.9%

1990:

179,278

5.4%

-4.6%

10.0%

2000:

186,291

3.9%

-4.4%

8.3%

2005:

185,271

-0.5%

-4.2%

3.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

90,668

48.7%

0-to-19:

56,854

30.5%

Black:

80,720

43.3%

20-to-39:

56,581

30.4%

Hispanic:

8,372

4.5%

40-to-59:

44,745

24.0%

American Indian:

618

0.3%

60-plus:

28,111

15.1%

Other:

5,913

3.2%

Median Age:

32.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

861.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.3%

Median Family Income:

$41,244

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.8%

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