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County:

Pike County

State:

Kentucky

FIPS Code:

21195

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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:

116

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

423,149

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.52

Jefferson NF

116

% Water:

0.2

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, Low Employment, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

61,059

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

81,123

32.9%

21.5%

11.4%

1990:

72,583

-10.5%

-16.3%

5.7%

2000:

68,736

-5.3%

-8.6%

3.3%

2005:

66,922

-2.6%

-2.4%

-0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

67,267

97.9%

0-to-19:

18,133

26.4%

Black:

309

0.4%

20-to-39:

19,294

28.1%

Hispanic:

450

0.7%

40-to-59:

19,829

28.8%

American Indian:

62

0.1%

60-plus:

11,480

16.7%

Other:

648

0.9%

Median Age:

37.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

87.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

61.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.9%

Median Family Income:

$29,302

Families Below Poverty Line:

20.6%

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