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County:

McMinn County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47107

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

1.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

3,556

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

136,383

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.55

Cherokee NF

3,556

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Open Hills

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:

35,462

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

41,878

18.1%

11.8%

6.3%

1990:

42,383

1.2%

-1.6%

2.8%

2000:

49,015

15.6%

13.2%

2.4%

2005:

51,327

4.7%

4.2%

0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

45,030

91.9%

0-to-19:

13,007

26.5%

Black:

2,172

4.4%

20-to-39:

13,035

26.6%

Hispanic:

884

1.8%

40-to-59:

13,559

27.7%

American Indian:

121

0.2%

60-plus:

9,414

19.2%

Other:

808

1.6%

Median Age:

37.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

113.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.8%

Median Family Income:

$38,992

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.9%

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