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County: Pendleton County
State: West Virginia
FIPS Code: 54071

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 25% to 30% Percent Land in NF:
29.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
130,907
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
349,890
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 19.27 Monongahela NF
78,038
% Water: 0.0 George Washington NF
49,106
Mean Jan. Temp: 29 Other
3,763
Mean July Temp: 68
Topography: Low Mountains
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town
Economic Type: Federal/State Government
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 7,031 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 7,910 12.5% 10.3% 2.2%
1990: 8,054 1.8% -1.8% 3.6%
2000: 8,196 1.8% 2.2% -0.4%
2005: 7,844 -4.3% -4.8% 0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
7,854 95.8% 0-to-19:
1,958 23.9%
Black:
167 2.0% 20-to-39:
2,012 24.5%
Hispanic:
73 0.9% 40-to-59:
2,308 28.2%
American Indian:
22 0.3% 60-plus:
1,918 23.4%
Other:
80 1.0%
Median Age: 41.0
Population Density (persons per square mile): 11.7
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 72.0%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 10.8%
Median Family Income: $34,860
Families Below Poverty Line: 8.0%
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