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County:

Transylvania County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37175

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

36.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

88,310

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

213,998

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

14.91

Pisgah NF

81,952

% Water:

0.6

Nantahala NF

6,358

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,713

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

23,417

18.8%

11.9%

6.8%

1990:

25,520

9.0%

5.8%

3.1%

2000:

29,334

14.9%

15.1%

-0.2%

2005:

29,626

1.0%

2.7%

-1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

27,305

93.1%

0-to-19:

6,761

23.0%

Black:

1,228

4.2%

20-to-39:

6,333

21.6%

Hispanic:

298

1.0%

40-to-59:

8,041

27.4%

American Indian:

76

0.3%

60-plus:

8,199

28.0%

Other:

427

1.5%

Median Age:

43.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

77.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.7%

Median Family Income:

$45,579

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.6%

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