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County:

Summers County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54089

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

179,835

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

14

% Water:

1.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

13,213

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,875

20.1%

18.5%

1.6%

1990:

14,204

-10.5%

-10.7%

0.2%

2000:

12,999

-8.5%

-4.6%

-3.9%

2005:

13,740

5.2%

6.9%

-1.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

12,494

96.1%

0-to-19:

2,978

22.9%

Black:

280

2.2%

20-to-39:

2,914

22.4%

Hispanic:

71

0.5%

40-to-59:

3,786

29.1%

American Indian:

32

0.2%

60-plus:

3,321

25.5%

Other:

122

0.9%

Median Age:

43.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

36.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.1%

Median Family Income:

$27,251

Families Below Poverty Line:

20.3%

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