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County: Owsley County
State: Kentucky
FIPS Code: 21189

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 10% to 15% Percent Land in NF:
12.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
16,280
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
101,910
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 1.87 Daniel Boone NF
3,938
% Water: 0.0 Other
12,342
Mean Jan. Temp: 36
Mean July Temp: 76
Topography: High Hills
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town
Economic Type: Nonspecialized
Policy Type: Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 5,023 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 5,709 13.7% 6.7% 7.0%
1990: 5,036 -11.8% -14.7% 2.9%
2000: 4,858 -3.5% -3.6% 0.0%
2005: 4,746 -2.3% -1.1% -1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
4,785 98.5% 0-to-19:
1,327 27.3%
Black:
5 0.1% 20-to-39:
1,236 25.4%
Hispanic:
35 0.7% 40-to-59:
1,337 27.5%
American Indian:
3 0.1% 60-plus:
958 19.7%
Other:
30 0.6%
Median Age: 38.0
Population Density (persons per square mile): 24.5
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 49.2%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 7.7%
Median Family Income: $18,034
Families Below Poverty Line: 41.7%
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