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County:

Northumberland County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42097

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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:

146,161

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.57

% Water:

3.7

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:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

99,190

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

100,381

1.2%

0.8%

0.4%

1990:

96,771

-3.6%

-3.4%

-0.2%

2000:

94,556

-2.3%

0.2%

-2.5%

2005:

92,610

-2.1%

-0.9%

-1.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

91,314

96.6%

0-to-19:

22,705

24.0%

Black:

1,397

1.5%

20-to-39:

23,432

24.8%

Hispanic:

1,041

1.1%

40-to-59:

25,786

27.3%

American Indian:

83

0.1%

60-plus:

22,633

23.9%

Other:

721

0.8%

Median Age:

40.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

205.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.1%

Median Family Income:

$39,551

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.7%

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