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County:

Cocke County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47029

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

17.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

49,523

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

198,399

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.45

Cherokee NF

49,523

% Water:

2.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

25,283

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

28,792

13.9%

7.1%

6.7%

1990:

29,141

1.2%

-0.6%

1.8%

2000:

33,565

15.2%

13.3%

1.9%

2005:

34,929

4.1%

4.2%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

32,056

95.5%

0-to-19:

8,468

25.2%

Black:

668

2.0%

20-to-39:

9,049

27.0%

Hispanic:

354

1.1%

40-to-59:

9,735

29.0%

American Indian:

110

0.3%

60-plus:

6,313

18.8%

Other:

377

1.1%

Median Age:

38.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

77.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

61.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

6.2%

Median Family Income:

$30,418

Families Below Poverty Line:

18.7%

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