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County:

Upshur County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48459

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

223,896

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

45

Mean July Temp:

83

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

20,976

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

28,595

36.3%

33.0%

3.3%

1990:

31,370

9.7%

4.3%

5.4%

2000:

35,291

12.5%

10.3%

2.2%

2005:

37,881

7.3%

6.7%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

29,728

84.2%

0-to-19:

10,470

29.7%

Black:

3,557

10.1%

20-to-39:

8,470

24.0%

Hispanic:

1,394

4.0%

40-to-59:

9,580

27.1%

American Indian:

191

0.5%

60-plus:

6,771

19.2%

Other:

421

1.2%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

60.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.1%

Median Family Income:

$38,857

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.3%

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