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County:

Charles County

State:

Maryland

FIPS Code:

24017

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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:

196,977

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

28.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

36

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Large metro area of 1+ million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

47,678

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

72,751

52.6%

39.4%

13.2%

1990:

101,154

39.0%

25.8%

13.3%

2000:

120,546

19.2%

9.0%

10.2%

2005:

138,822

15.1%

10.7%

4.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

81,111

67.3%

0-to-19:

37,728

31.3%

Black:

31,203

25.9%

20-to-39:

35,277

29.3%

Hispanic:

2,722

2.3%

40-to-59:

33,994

28.2%

American Indian:

858

0.7%

60-plus:

13,547

11.2%

Other:

4,652

3.9%

Median Age:

34.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

261.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.0%

Median Family Income:

$67,602

Families Below Poverty Line:

3.7%

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