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County:

Rockingham County

State:

Virginia

FIPS Code:

51165

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

25% to 30%

Percent Land in NF:

25.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

139,789

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

310,027

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.99

George Washington NF

139,789

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

33

Mean July Temp:

73

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:

47,890

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

52,068

8.7%

1.6%

7.1%

1990:

57,482

10.4%

4.3%

6.1%

2000:

67,725

17.8%

12.5%

5.3%

2005:

71,251

5.2%

3.1%

2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

63,938

94.4%

0-to-19:

18,656

27.5%

Black:

868

1.3%

20-to-39:

17,940

26.5%

Hispanic:

2,221

3.3%

40-to-59:

18,675

27.6%

American Indian:

77

0.1%

60-plus:

12,454

18.4%

Other:

621

0.9%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

79.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.6%

Median Family Income:

$46,262

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.3%

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