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County:

Pike County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42103

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

102

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

288,407

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Other

102

% Water:

3.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Large metro area of 1+ million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

11,818

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

18,271

54.6%

56.1%

-1.5%

1990:

27,966

53.1%

51.6%

1.4%

2000:

46,302

65.6%

61.7%

3.9%

2005:

56,337

21.5%

20.9%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

41,569

89.8%

0-to-19:

13,262

28.6%

Black:

1,430

3.1%

20-to-39:

10,248

22.1%

Hispanic:

2,315

5.0%

40-to-59:

13,380

28.9%

American Indian:

90

0.2%

60-plus:

9,412

20.3%

Other:

898

1.9%

Median Age:

39.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

84.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.0%

Median Family Income:

$49,340

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.1%

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