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County:

Greene County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47059

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

9.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

38,416

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

149,405

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.88

Cherokee NF

38,416

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open 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:

47,630

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

54,422

14.3%

8.7%

5.6%

1990:

55,853

2.6%

0.3%

2.3%

2000:

62,909

12.6%

11.7%

0.9%

2005:

65,318

3.8%

3.9%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

60,309

95.9%

0-to-19:

15,554

24.7%

Black:

1,320

2.1%

20-to-39:

16,936

26.9%

Hispanic:

641

1.0%

40-to-59:

17,696

28.1%

American Indian:

100

0.2%

60-plus:

12,723

20.2%

Other:

539

0.9%

Median Age:

38.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

101.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.8%

Median Family Income:

$36,889

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.2%

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