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County:

Kanawha County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54039

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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:

509,703

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

229,515

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

231,414

0.8%

-4.2%

5.1%

1990:

207,619

-10.3%

-12.8%

2.5%

2000:

200,073

-3.6%

-4.4%

0.7%

2005:

193,559

-3.3%

-2.9%

-0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

180,258

90.1%

0-to-19:

47,408

23.7%

Black:

13,870

6.9%

20-to-39:

51,917

25.9%

Hispanic:

1,172

0.6%

40-to-59:

58,296

29.1%

American Indian:

401

0.2%

60-plus:

42,452

21.2%

Other:

4,372

2.2%

Median Age:

40.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

221.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.6%

Median Family Income:

$42,568

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.2%

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