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County:

Mineral County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54057

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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:

149,496

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

33

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

23,109

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

27,234

17.9%

11.9%

6.0%

1990:

26,697

-2.0%

-4.7%

2.7%

2000:

27,078

1.4%

1.2%

0.2%

2005:

27,028

-0.2%

0.2%

-0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

25,924

95.7%

0-to-19:

7,197

26.6%

Black:

689

2.5%

20-to-39:

6,741

24.9%

Hispanic:

158

0.6%

40-to-59:

7,677

28.4%

American Indian:

30

0.1%

60-plus:

5,463

20.2%

Other:

277

1.0%

Median Age:

39.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

82.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.7%

Median Family Income:

$37,866

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.5%

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