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County:

Frederick County

State:

Virginia

FIPS Code:

51069

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

1.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

4,885

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

129,262

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.48

George Washington NF

4,885

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open 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:

24,107

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

34,150

41.7%

31.5%

10.2%

1990:

45,723

33.9%

25.7%

8.2%

2000:

59,209

29.5%

21.6%

7.9%

2005:

69,123

16.6%

13.2%

3.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

55,653

94.0%

0-to-19:

16,981

28.7%

Black:

1,538

2.6%

20-to-39:

16,336

27.6%

Hispanic:

1,004

1.7%

40-to-59:

17,022

28.7%

American Indian:

76

0.1%

60-plus:

8,870

15.0%

Other:

938

1.6%

Median Age:

36.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

142.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.6%

Median Family Income:

$52,281

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.0%

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