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County:

Perry County

State:

Kentucky

FIPS Code:

21193

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

1.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

2,191

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

185,343

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.26

Other

2,191

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with 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:

26,259

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

33,763

28.6%

14.2%

14.4%

1990:

30,283

-10.3%

-17.5%

7.2%

2000:

29,390

-2.9%

-8.8%

5.8%

2005:

29,452

0.2%

-0.8%

1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

28,469

96.9%

0-to-19:

7,981

27.2%

Black:

478

1.6%

20-to-39:

8,411

28.6%

Hispanic:

154

0.5%

40-to-59:

8,382

28.5%

American Indian:

13

0.0%

60-plus:

4,616

15.7%

Other:

276

0.9%

Median Age:

36.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

85.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

58.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.9%

Median Family Income:

$26,718

Families Below Poverty Line:

26.1%

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