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County:

Madison County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37115

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

19.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

55,249

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

211,345

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Pisgah NF

55,249

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

36

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

16,003

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

16,827

5.1%

3.1%

2.0%

1990:

16,953

0.7%

0.2%

0.6%

2000:

19,635

15.8%

15.1%

0.7%

2005:

20,256

3.2%

3.2%

0.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

19,004

96.8%

0-to-19:

4,885

24.9%

Black:

160

0.8%

20-to-39:

5,115

26.1%

Hispanic:

266

1.4%

40-to-59:

5,496

28.0%

American Indian:

50

0.3%

60-plus:

4,139

21.1%

Other:

155

0.8%

Median Age:

39.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

43.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.1%

Median Family Income:

$37,383

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.9%

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