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County:

Unicoi County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47171

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

45% to 50%

Percent Land in NF:

47.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

56,820

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

101,976

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Cherokee NF

56,820

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,254

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

16,362

7.3%

3.4%

3.8%

1990:

16,549

1.1%

0.4%

0.8%

2000:

17,667

6.8%

7.0%

-0.2%

2005:

17,572

-0.5%

1.8%

-2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

17,161

97.1%

0-to-19:

4,025

22.8%

Black:

10

0.1%

20-to-39:

4,396

24.9%

Hispanic:

342

1.9%

40-to-59:

5,074

28.7%

American Indian:

33

0.2%

60-plus:

4,172

23.6%

Other:

121

0.7%

Median Age:

41.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

94.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.6%

Median Family Income:

$36,871

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.7%

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