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County:

Perry County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42099

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

226,622

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

28,615

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

35,718

24.8%

17.4%

7.4%

1990:

41,172

15.3%

8.8%

6.5%

2000:

43,602

5.9%

1.0%

4.9%

2005:

44,728

2.6%

0.9%

1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

42,772

98.1%

0-to-19:

12,192

28.0%

Black:

182

0.4%

20-to-39:

11,412

26.2%

Hispanic:

301

0.7%

40-to-59:

12,877

29.5%

American Indian:

45

0.1%

60-plus:

7,121

16.3%

Other:

302

0.7%

Median Age:

37.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

78.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.3%

Median Family Income:

$47,997

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.4%

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