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County:

Nicholas County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54067

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

5.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

23,540

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

341,851

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.75

Monongahela NF

23,540

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Low Employment

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

22,552

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

28,126

24.7%

16.3%

8.4%

1990:

26,775

-4.8%

-9.3%

4.5%

2000:

26,562

-0.8%

-1.1%

0.3%

2005:

26,464

-0.4%

-0.1%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

26,170

98.5%

0-to-19:

6,858

25.8%

Black:

10

0.0%

20-to-39:

6,674

25.1%

Hispanic:

127

0.5%

40-to-59:

7,696

29.0%

American Indian:

64

0.2%

60-plus:

5,334

20.1%

Other:

191

0.7%

Median Age:

39.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

40.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

70.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.8%

Median Family Income:

$32,074

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.0%

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