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County:

Twiggs County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13289

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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:

188,509

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

48

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,222

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,354

13.8%

4.2%

9.6%

1990:

9,806

4.8%

-1.9%

6.8%

2000:

10,590

8.0%

4.5%

3.5%

2005:

10,299

-2.7%

-3.9%

1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,784

54.6%

0-to-19:

3,190

30.1%

Black:

4,589

43.3%

20-to-39:

2,894

27.3%

Hispanic:

112

1.1%

40-to-59:

2,823

26.7%

American Indian:

21

0.2%

60-plus:

1,683

15.9%

Other:

84

0.8%

Median Age:

35.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

29.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

63.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

5.4%

Median Family Income:

$38,715

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.5%

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