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County:

Montague County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48337

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

61

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

88,352

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

9.99

Lyndon B. Johnson NGL

61

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

86

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,326

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,410

13.6%

16.0%

-2.4%

1990:

17,274

-0.8%

0.8%

-1.6%

2000:

19,117

10.7%

15.5%

-4.8%

2005:

19,677

2.9%

3.8%

-0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

17,717

92.7%

0-to-19:

5,036

26.3%

Black:

28

0.1%

20-to-39:

4,159

21.8%

Hispanic:

1,035

5.4%

40-to-59:

5,034

26.3%

American Indian:

123

0.6%

60-plus:

4,888

25.6%

Other:

214

1.1%

Median Age:

41.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

20.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.3%

Median Family Income:

$38,226

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.0%

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