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County:

Allegany County

State:

Maryland

FIPS Code:

24001

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

211,355

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

84,044

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

80,548

-4.2%

-4.8%

0.6%

1990:

74,946

-7.0%

-6.2%

-0.8%

2000:

74,930

0.0%

2.1%

-2.1%

2005:

73,639

-1.7%

-0.3%

-1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

69,340

92.5%

0-to-19:

18,067

24.1%

Black:

3,962

5.3%

20-to-39:

20,415

27.2%

Hispanic:

571

0.8%

40-to-59:

19,343

25.8%

American Indian:

103

0.1%

60-plus:

17,105

22.8%

Other:

954

1.3%

Median Age:

39.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

176.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.1%

Median Family Income:

$39,886

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

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