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County:

Mifflin County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42087

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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:

189,490

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.22

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

74

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:

45,268

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

46,908

3.6%

-1.3%

5.0%

1990:

46,197

-1.5%

-5.2%

3.7%

2000:

46,486

0.6%

-1.9%

2.6%

2005:

46,235

-0.5%

-1.2%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

45,644

98.2%

0-to-19:

12,451

26.8%

Black:

216

0.5%

20-to-39:

11,649

25.1%

Hispanic:

263

0.6%

40-to-59:

12,241

26.3%

American Indian:

34

0.1%

60-plus:

10,145

21.8%

Other:

329

0.7%

Median Age:

38.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

113.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.9%

Median Family Income:

$38,486

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.6%

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