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County:

Cherokee County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45021

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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:

160,893

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

36,669

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

40,983

11.8%

3.3%

8.5%

1990:

44,506

8.6%

2.8%

5.8%

2000:

52,537

18.0%

12.7%

5.3%

2005:

53,844

2.5%

0.8%

1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

40,013

76.2%

0-to-19:

15,035

28.6%

Black:

10,751

20.5%

20-to-39:

14,946

28.4%

Hispanic:

1,092

2.1%

40-to-59:

13,884

26.4%

American Indian:

95

0.2%

60-plus:

8,672

16.5%

Other:

586

1.1%

Median Age:

35.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

133.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

66.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.8%

Median Family Income:

$39,393

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.0%

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