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County:

Ohio County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54069

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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:

42,074

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

2.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

High Hills

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:

63,439

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

61,389

-3.2%

-3.8%

0.5%

1990:

50,871

-17.1%

-16.6%

-0.5%

2000:

47,427

-6.8%

-5.0%

-1.7%

2005:

45,112

-4.9%

-3.3%

-1.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

44,633

94.1%

0-to-19:

11,746

24.8%

Black:

1,679

3.5%

20-to-39:

11,532

24.3%

Hispanic:

238

0.5%

40-to-59:

13,068

27.6%

American Indian:

38

0.1%

60-plus:

11,081

23.4%

Other:

839

1.8%

Median Age:

40.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

446.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.1%

Median Family Income:

$41,261

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.5%

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