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County:

Overton County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47133

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

169,493

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.81

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,866

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,575

18.2%

13.7%

4.6%

1990:

17,636

0.3%

-1.1%

1.5%

2000:

20,118

14.1%

13.8%

0.3%

2005:

20,523

2.0%

2.6%

-0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

19,752

98.2%

0-to-19:

5,157

25.6%

Black:

54

0.3%

20-to-39:

5,247

26.1%

Hispanic:

138

0.7%

40-to-59:

5,559

27.6%

American Indian:

51

0.3%

60-plus:

4,155

20.7%

Other:

123

0.6%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

46.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

59.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.3%

Median Family Income:

$32,156

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.3%

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