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County:

Somerset County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42111

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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:

446,185

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

76,037

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

81,243

6.8%

3.1%

3.8%

1990:

78,218

-3.7%

-6.5%

2.7%

2000:

80,023

2.3%

2.2%

0.1%

2005:

78,907

-1.4%

-0.3%

-1.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

77,736

97.1%

0-to-19:

19,628

24.5%

Black:

1,268

1.6%

20-to-39:

20,067

25.1%

Hispanic:

532

0.7%

40-to-59:

22,086

27.6%

American Indian:

63

0.1%

60-plus:

18,242

22.8%

Other:

424

0.5%

Median Age:

40.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

74.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.8%

Median Family Income:

$36,822

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.1%

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