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County:

Chautauqua County

State:

New York

FIPS Code:

36013

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

320,490

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

29.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

147,305

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

146,925

-0.3%

-3.4%

3.1%

1990:

141,895

-3.4%

-6.7%

3.2%

2000:

139,750

-1.5%

-3.4%

1.9%

2005:

136,409

-2.4%

-2.4%

0.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

128,481

91.9%

0-to-19:

39,182

28.0%

Black:

2,820

2.0%

20-to-39:

35,273

25.2%

Hispanic:

5,901

4.2%

40-to-59:

36,987

26.5%

American Indian:

558

0.4%

60-plus:

28,308

20.3%

Other:

1,990

1.4%

Median Age:

37.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

131.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.9%

Median Family Income:

$41,054

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

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