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County:

Washington County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47179

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

7.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

16,493

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

65,613

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Cherokee NF

16,168

% Water:

1.1

Other

325

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

73,924

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

88,755

20.1%

14.5%

5.6%

1990:

92,315

4.0%

0.8%

3.2%

2000:

107,198

16.1%

13.6%

2.5%

2005:

112,507

4.9%

4.3%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

99,578

92.9%

0-to-19:

26,078

24.3%

Black:

4,058

3.8%

20-to-39:

32,223

30.1%

Hispanic:

1,482

1.4%

40-to-59:

29,140

27.2%

American Indian:

238

0.2%

60-plus:

19,757

18.4%

Other:

1,842

1.7%

Median Age:

37.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

328.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

22.9%

Median Family Income:

$41,162

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.2%

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