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County:

Cowlitz County

State:

Washington

FIPS Code:

53015

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

4.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

32,693

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

612,863

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.97

Gifford Pinchot NF

32,693

% Water:

2.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

64

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

68,616

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

79,548

15.9%

7.0%

8.9%

1990:

82,119

3.2%

-3.8%

7.0%

2000:

92,948

13.2%

8.3%

4.8%

2005:

97,325

4.7%

3.3%

1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

83,571

89.9%

0-to-19:

27,428

29.5%

Black:

448

0.5%

20-to-39:

23,476

25.3%

Hispanic:

4,231

4.6%

40-to-59:

25,766

27.7%

American Indian:

1,280

1.4%

60-plus:

16,278

17.5%

Other:

3,418

3.7%

Median Age:

36.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

81.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.3%

Median Family Income:

$46,532

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.3%

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