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County:

Carter County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47019

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

39.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

85,369

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

165,924

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Cherokee NF

85,369

% Water:

1.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

43,259

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

50,205

16.1%

10.7%

5.4%

1990:

51,505

2.6%

0.4%

2.2%

2000:

56,742

10.2%

10.4%

-0.2%

2005:

58,865

3.7%

4.4%

-0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

54,996

96.9%

0-to-19:

13,694

24.1%

Black:

558

1.0%

20-to-39:

15,897

28.0%

Hispanic:

504

0.9%

40-to-59:

15,717

27.7%

American Indian:

107

0.2%

60-plus:

11,434

20.2%

Other:

577

1.0%

Median Age:

38.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

166.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.8%

Median Family Income:

$33,825

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.8%

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