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County:

Grainger County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47057

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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:

108,540

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.14

% Water:

7.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

13,948

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

16,751

20.1%

13.5%

6.6%

1990:

17,095

2.1%

-0.6%

2.6%

2000:

20,659

20.8%

18.3%

2.6%

2005:

22,283

7.8%

6.5%

1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

20,189

97.7%

0-to-19:

5,249

25.4%

Black:

67

0.3%

20-to-39:

5,853

28.3%

Hispanic:

226

1.1%

40-to-59:

5,887

28.5%

American Indian:

32

0.2%

60-plus:

3,670

17.8%

Other:

145

0.7%

Median Age:

37.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

73.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

60.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.8%

Median Family Income:

$33,347

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.1%

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