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County:

Schoharie County

State:

New York

FIPS Code:

36095

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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:

266,695

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

21

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 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:

24,750

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

29,710

20.0%

17.1%

3.0%

1990:

31,859

7.2%

5.0%

2.2%

2000:

31,582

-0.9%

-2.3%

1.4%

2005:

32,277

2.2%

2.2%

0.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

30,112

95.3%

0-to-19:

9,108

28.8%

Black:

377

1.2%

20-to-39:

7,596

24.1%

Hispanic:

588

1.9%

40-to-59:

8,810

27.9%

American Indian:

93

0.3%

60-plus:

6,068

19.2%

Other:

412

1.3%

Median Age:

38.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

50.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.3%

Median Family Income:

$43,118

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.9%

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