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County:

Stephens County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13257

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

20.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

23,304

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

80,076

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.89

Chattahoochee NF

23,304

% Water:

2.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

20,331

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

21,761

7.0%

0.6%

6.5%

1990:

23,257

6.9%

2.4%

4.5%

2000:

25,435

9.4%

5.6%

3.8%

2005:

25,060

-1.5%

-1.8%

0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

21,673

85.2%

0-to-19:

6,827

26.8%

Black:

3,029

11.9%

20-to-39:

6,770

26.6%

Hispanic:

250

1.0%

40-to-59:

6,648

26.1%

American Indian:

62

0.2%

60-plus:

5,190

20.4%

Other:

421

1.7%

Median Age:

37.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

141.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

71.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.1%

Median Family Income:

$35,660

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.3%

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