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County:

Walker County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13295

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

6.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

18,844

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

192,408

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Chattahoochee NF

18,844

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

50,691

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

56,470

11.4%

2.9%

8.5%

1990:

58,340

3.3%

-0.9%

4.2%

2000:

61,053

4.7%

1.4%

3.3%

2005:

63,890

4.6%

4.0%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

57,336

93.9%

0-to-19:

16,609

27.2%

Black:

2,300

3.8%

20-to-39:

16,590

27.2%

Hispanic:

565

0.9%

40-to-59:

16,604

27.2%

American Indian:

172

0.3%

60-plus:

11,250

18.4%

Other:

680

1.1%

Median Age:

37.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

136.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

66.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.2%

Median Family Income:

$39,034

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.0%

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