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County:

Knott County

State:

Kentucky

FIPS Code:

21119

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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:

199,526

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.32

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no 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:

14,698

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,940

22.1%

11.9%

10.2%

1990:

17,906

-0.2%

-6.5%

6.3%

2000:

17,649

-1.4%

-5.1%

3.6%

2005:

17,561

-0.5%

-0.6%

0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

17,252

97.8%

0-to-19:

4,970

28.2%

Black:

129

0.7%

20-to-39:

4,957

28.1%

Hispanic:

112

0.6%

40-to-59:

4,950

28.0%

American Indian:

18

0.1%

60-plus:

2,772

15.7%

Other:

138

0.8%

Median Age:

36.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

50.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

58.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.2%

Median Family Income:

$24,930

Families Below Poverty Line:

26.2%

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