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County:

Ashe County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37009

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

327

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

168,441

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

14.88

Cherokee NF

327

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,571

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

22,325

14.1%

10.1%

4.0%

1990:

22,209

-0.5%

-1.4%

0.9%

2000:

24,384

9.8%

11.0%

-1.2%

2005:

25,347

3.9%

4.7%

-0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

23,440

96.1%

0-to-19:

5,387

22.1%

Black:

155

0.6%

20-to-39:

6,036

24.8%

Hispanic:

590

2.4%

40-to-59:

7,127

29.2%

American Indian:

40

0.2%

60-plus:

5,834

23.9%

Other:

159

0.7%

Median Age:

42.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

57.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

68.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.1%

Median Family Income:

$36,052

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.1%

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