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County:

Adams County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42001

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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:

109,767

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.88

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open 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:

56,937

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

68,292

19.9%

13.8%

6.1%

1990:

78,274

14.6%

9.2%

5.4%

2000:

91,292

16.6%

13.5%

3.2%

2005:

99,749

9.2%

8.3%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

85,558

93.7%

0-to-19:

25,632

28.1%

Black:

1,046

1.1%

20-to-39:

24,510

26.8%

Hispanic:

3,323

3.6%

40-to-59:

24,732

27.1%

American Indian:

164

0.2%

60-plus:

16,418

18.0%

Other:

1,201

1.3%

Median Age:

37.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

175.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.7%

Median Family Income:

$48,810

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.9%

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