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County:

Metcalfe County

State:

Kentucky

FIPS Code:

21169

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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:

87,700

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.44

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,177

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,484

16.0%

14.7%

1.3%

1990:

8,963

-5.5%

-6.9%

1.4%

2000:

10,037

12.0%

10.9%

1.1%

2005:

10,197

1.6%

2.0%

-0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,719

96.8%

0-to-19:

2,727

27.2%

Black:

165

1.6%

20-to-39:

2,640

26.3%

Hispanic:

53

0.5%

40-to-59:

2,646

26.4%

American Indian:

25

0.2%

60-plus:

2,024

20.2%

Other:

75

0.7%

Median Age:

37.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

34.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

58.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

6.6%

Median Family Income:

$29,178

Families Below Poverty Line:

18.8%

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