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County:

Staunton city

State:

Virginia

FIPS Code:

51790

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.36

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

24,504

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

24,777

-10.8%

-11.9%

1.1%

1990:

24,461

-1.3%

-1.4%

0.2%

2000:

23,853

-2.5%

-1.4%

-1.1%

2005:

23,337

-2.2%

-1.4%

-0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

19,728

82.7%

0-to-19:

5,509

23.1%

Black:

3,305

13.9%

20-to-39:

6,500

27.3%

Hispanic:

265

1.1%

40-to-59:

6,423

26.9%

American Indian:

51

0.2%

60-plus:

5,421

22.7%

Other:

504

2.1%

Median Age:

39.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1,207.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.4%

Median Family Income:

$44,422

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.7%

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