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County:

Elk County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42047

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

21.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

111,822

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

480,667

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

16.78

Allegheny NF

111,822

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

37,770

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

38,338

1.5%

-4.0%

5.5%

1990:

34,878

-9.0%

-13.3%

4.2%

2000:

35,112

0.7%

-0.8%

1.4%

2005:

33,577

-4.4%

-3.8%

-0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

34,643

98.7%

0-to-19:

9,222

26.3%

Black:

47

0.1%

20-to-39:

8,718

24.8%

Hispanic:

142

0.4%

40-to-59:

9,427

26.8%

American Indian:

32

0.1%

60-plus:

7,745

22.1%

Other:

248

0.7%

Median Age:

39.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

42.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.3%

Median Family Income:

$46,402

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.0%

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