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County:

Morgan County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54065

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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:

107,443

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

15.02

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

73

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:

8,547

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

10,711

25.3%

22.4%

2.9%

1990:

12,128

13.2%

12.4%

0.8%

2000:

14,943

23.2%

23.0%

0.2%

2005:

16,022

7.2%

8.0%

-0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

14,596

97.7%

0-to-19:

3,628

24.3%

Black:

89

0.6%

20-to-39:

3,670

24.6%

Hispanic:

124

0.8%

40-to-59:

4,343

29.1%

American Indian:

26

0.2%

60-plus:

3,302

22.1%

Other:

108

0.7%

Median Age:

40.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

65.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.2%

Median Family Income:

$40,690

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.0%

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