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County:

Floyd County

State:

Kentucky

FIPS Code:

21071

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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:

205,652

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.77

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

High Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

35,889

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

48,764

35.9%

24.4%

11.5%

1990:

43,586

-10.6%

-17.0%

6.4%

2000:

42,441

-2.6%

-6.0%

3.3%

2005:

42,218

-0.5%

-1.1%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

41,282

97.3%

0-to-19:

11,169

26.3%

Black:

543

1.3%

20-to-39:

12,275

28.9%

Hispanic:

260

0.6%

40-to-59:

11,987

28.2%

American Indian:

45

0.1%

60-plus:

7,010

16.5%

Other:

311

0.7%

Median Age:

36.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

107.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

61.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.7%

Median Family Income:

$25,717

Families Below Poverty Line:

26.9%

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