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County:

Columbia County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42037

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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:

164,272

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

73

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:

55,114

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

61,967

12.4%

10.3%

2.2%

1990:

63,202

2.0%

0.4%

1.6%

2000:

64,151

1.5%

1.5%

0.0%

2005:

64,939

1.2%

1.7%

-0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

62,269

97.1%

0-to-19:

16,559

25.8%

Black:

481

0.7%

20-to-39:

17,779

27.7%

Hispanic:

609

0.9%

40-to-59:

16,816

26.2%

American Indian:

85

0.1%

60-plus:

12,997

20.3%

Other:

707

1.1%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

132.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.8%

Median Family Income:

$41,398

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.1%

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