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County:

Venango County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42121

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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:

311,563

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

9.61

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to large 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:

62,353

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

64,444

3.4%

-0.3%

3.6%

1990:

59,381

-7.9%

-10.5%

2.6%

2000:

57,565

-3.1%

-3.5%

0.4%

2005:

55,928

-2.8%

-1.9%

-1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

56,016

97.3%

0-to-19:

15,400

26.8%

Black:

614

1.1%

20-to-39:

13,208

22.9%

Hispanic:

298

0.5%

40-to-59:

16,520

28.7%

American Indian:

99

0.2%

60-plus:

12,437

21.6%

Other:

538

0.9%

Median Age:

40.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

85.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.1%

Median Family Income:

$39,405

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.4%

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