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County:

Seneca County

State:

New York

FIPS Code:

36099

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

5,225

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

57,843

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

8.08

Finger Lakes NF

5,225

% Water:

16.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Considerable 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:

35,083

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

33,733

-3.8%

-8.1%

4.2%

1990:

33,683

-0.1%

-5.3%

5.1%

2000:

33,342

-1.0%

-3.5%

2.5%

2005:

34,855

4.5%

4.0%

0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

31,338

94.0%

0-to-19:

8,955

26.9%

Black:

720

2.2%

20-to-39:

8,678

26.0%

Hispanic:

659

2.0%

40-to-59:

9,230

27.7%

American Indian:

71

0.2%

60-plus:

6,479

19.4%

Other:

554

1.7%

Median Age:

38.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

102.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.5%

Median Family Income:

$45,445

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.0%

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