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County:

Chemung County

State:

New York

FIPS Code:

36015

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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:

176,234

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

101,537

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

97,656

-3.8%

-7.9%

4.1%

1990:

95,195

-2.5%

-6.5%

4.0%

2000:

91,070

-4.3%

-6.4%

2.0%

2005:

89,512

-1.7%

-2.5%

0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

82,131

90.2%

0-to-19:

24,739

27.2%

Black:

5,150

5.7%

20-to-39:

23,758

26.1%

Hispanic:

1,609

1.8%

40-to-59:

24,641

27.1%

American Indian:

188

0.2%

60-plus:

17,932

19.7%

Other:

1,992

2.2%

Median Age:

37.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

223.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.6%

Median Family Income:

$43,994

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.1%

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