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County:

Talbot County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13263

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

219,521

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.45

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open Low Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,625

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,536

-1.3%

-5.8%

4.4%

1990:

6,524

-0.2%

-2.5%

2.3%

2000:

6,498

-0.4%

-1.8%

1.4%

2005:

6,709

3.2%

2.9%

0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,354

36.2%

0-to-19:

1,736

26.7%

Black:

3,974

61.2%

20-to-39:

1,562

24.0%

Hispanic:

82

1.3%

40-to-59:

1,933

29.7%

American Indian:

14

0.2%

60-plus:

1,267

19.5%

Other:

74

1.1%

Median Age:

39.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

16.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

64.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.9%

Median Family Income:

$35,208

Families Below Poverty Line:

19.9%

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