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County:

Leslie County

State:

Kentucky

FIPS Code:

21131

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

20.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

52,194

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

235,992

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.38

Other

52,194

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

36

Mean July Temp:

76

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:

11,623

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

14,882

28.0%

13.8%

14.3%

1990:

13,642

-8.3%

-17.3%

8.9%

2000:

12,401

-9.1%

-13.4%

4.3%

2005:

11,994

-3.3%

-3.0%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

12,232

98.6%

0-to-19:

3,363

27.1%

Black:

9

0.1%

20-to-39:

3,582

28.9%

Hispanic:

77

0.6%

40-to-59:

3,456

27.9%

American Indian:

11

0.1%

60-plus:

2,000

16.1%

Other:

72

0.6%

Median Age:

36.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

30.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

52.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

6.3%

Median Family Income:

$22,225

Families Below Poverty Line:

30.2%

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