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County: Letcher County
State: Kentucky
FIPS Code: 21133

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 0% to 5 % Percent Land in NF:
0.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
845
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
190,718
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 0.88 Jefferson NF
845
% Water: 0.0
Mean Jan. Temp: 34
Mean July Temp: 73
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: 23,165 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 30,687 32.5% 21.2% 11.2%
1990: 27,000 -12.0% -17.6% 5.6%
2000: 25,277 -6.4% -7.9% 1.6%
2005: 24,434 -3.3% -3.0% -0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
24,853 98.3% 0-to-19:
6,710 26.5%
Black:
129 0.5% 20-to-39:
6,794 26.9%
Hispanic:
110 0.4% 40-to-59:
7,358 29.1%
American Indian:
23 0.1% 60-plus:
4,415 17.5%
Other:
162 0.6%
Median Age: 37.8
Population Density (persons per square mile): 74.6
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 58.5%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 7.7%
Median Family Income: $24,869
Families Below Poverty Line: 23.7%
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