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County:

Blount County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47009

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

228,237

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

63,744

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

77,770

22.0%

16.2%

5.8%

1990:

85,969

10.5%

6.7%

3.8%

2000:

105,823

23.1%

20.3%

2.8%

2005:

115,535

9.1%

8.6%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

99,596

94.1%

0-to-19:

26,895

25.4%

Black:

3,052

2.9%

20-to-39:

28,731

27.2%

Hispanic:

1,120

1.1%

40-to-59:

30,288

28.6%

American Indian:

282

0.3%

60-plus:

19,909

18.8%

Other:

1,773

1.7%

Median Age:

38.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

189.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.9%

Median Family Income:

$45,038

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.3%

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