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County:

Murray County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13213

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

23.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

51,354

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

157,569

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.52

Chattahoochee NF

51,354

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

12,986

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

19,685

51.6%

37.6%

14.0%

1990:

26,147

32.8%

23.2%

9.7%

2000:

36,506

39.6%

28.9%

10.8%

2005:

40,812

11.7%

7.1%

4.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

33,890

92.8%

0-to-19:

11,196

30.7%

Black:

191

0.5%

20-to-39:

11,709

32.1%

Hispanic:

2,006

5.5%

40-to-59:

9,339

25.6%

American Indian:

94

0.3%

60-plus:

4,262

11.7%

Other:

325

0.9%

Median Age:

32.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

106.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

61.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.2%

Median Family Income:

$42,155

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.2%

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