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County:

Alleghany County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37005

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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:

78,398

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

20.51

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,134

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,587

17.9%

15.0%

2.9%

1990:

9,590

0.0%

0.3%

-0.3%

2000:

10,677

11.3%

13.9%

-2.5%

2005:

10,900

2.1%

3.9%

-1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,932

93.0%

0-to-19:

2,315

21.7%

Black:

118

1.1%

20-to-39:

2,557

23.9%

Hispanic:

530

5.0%

40-to-59:

3,099

29.0%

American Indian:

17

0.2%

60-plus:

2,706

25.3%

Other:

80

0.7%

Median Age:

42.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

45.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

68.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.7%

Median Family Income:

$38,473

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.3%

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