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County:

Cleveland County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37045

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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:

138,801

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.47

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

40

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

High Hills Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

72,556

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

83,435

15.0%

7.2%

7.8%

1990:

84,714

1.5%

-3.1%

4.6%

2000:

96,287

13.7%

9.0%

4.7%

2005:

98,288

2.1%

0.8%

1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

73,357

76.2%

0-to-19:

26,823

27.9%

Black:

20,010

20.8%

20-to-39:

26,473

27.5%

Hispanic:

1,433

1.5%

40-to-59:

25,834

26.8%

American Indian:

137

0.1%

60-plus:

17,157

17.8%

Other:

1,350

1.4%

Median Age:

36.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

207.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.3%

Median Family Income:

$41,733

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.1%

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