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County:

Belmont County

State:

Ohio

FIPS Code:

39013

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

182,332

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

80,917

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

82,569

2.0%

1.0%

1.0%

1990:

71,074

-13.9%

-14.7%

0.7%

2000:

70,226

-1.2%

0.8%

-2.0%

2005:

69,228

-1.4%

0.5%

-1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

66,512

94.7%

0-to-19:

16,926

24.1%

Black:

2,547

3.6%

20-to-39:

17,177

24.5%

Hispanic:

274

0.4%

40-to-59:

19,987

28.5%

American Indian:

92

0.1%

60-plus:

16,136

23.0%

Other:

801

1.1%

Median Age:

40.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

130.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.1%

Median Family Income:

$37,538

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.7%

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