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County:

Schuylkill County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42107

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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:

340,706

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.28

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

71

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:

160,089

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

160,630

0.3%

1.8%

-1.5%

1990:

152,585

-5.0%

-3.0%

-2.0%

2000:

150,336

-1.5%

1.8%

-3.3%

2005:

147,447

-1.9%

0.4%

-2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

144,290

96.0%

0-to-19:

34,567

23.0%

Black:

3,049

2.0%

20-to-39:

38,354

25.5%

Hispanic:

1,671

1.1%

40-to-59:

40,760

27.1%

American Indian:

97

0.1%

60-plus:

36,655

24.4%

Other:

1,229

0.8%

Median Age:

40.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

193.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.7%

Median Family Income:

$41,279

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.7%

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