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County:

Oconee County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45073

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

21.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

84,050

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

265,250

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.15

Sumter NF

84,050

% Water:

7.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

42

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

40,728

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

48,611

19.4%

11.1%

8.2%

1990:

57,494

18.3%

13.4%

4.8%

2000:

66,215

15.2%

11.8%

3.4%

2005:

69,577

5.1%

4.1%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

58,259

88.0%

0-to-19:

16,671

25.2%

Black:

5,533

8.4%

20-to-39:

16,923

25.6%

Hispanic:

1,562

2.4%

40-to-59:

18,505

27.9%

American Indian:

133

0.2%

60-plus:

14,116

21.3%

Other:

728

1.1%

Median Age:

39.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

105.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.2%

Median Family Income:

$43,047

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.6%

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