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County:

Brooke County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54009

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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:

36,051

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

3.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

High Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

30,443

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

31,117

2.2%

-2.5%

4.7%

1990:

26,992

-13.3%

-13.5%

0.2%

2000:

25,447

-5.7%

-4.1%

-1.6%

2005:

24,515

-3.7%

-1.8%

-1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

24,841

97.6%

0-to-19:

5,967

23.4%

Black:

215

0.8%

20-to-39:

6,244

24.5%

Hispanic:

99

0.4%

40-to-59:

7,277

28.6%

American Indian:

25

0.1%

60-plus:

5,959

23.4%

Other:

267

1.0%

Median Age:

41.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

286.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.4%

Median Family Income:

$39,948

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.5%

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