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 Demographics  
Wednesday, 18 February 2009 20:12
   
LAND
LAND AREA215 Square Miles 
WATER AREA6 Square Miles 
TOTAL AREA220.81 Square Miles 
   
FOREST LAND110,096 Acres80.4%
NONFOREST LAND26,80619.6%
TOTAL LAND136,902 Square Miles100%
 
POPULATION
Population as of
January 09
10,50096th in State Ranking
2000 Census Population8,77596th
Population Change
2007
22.7%30th
 Projected Population 
 April 201010,596
 July 201511,280
 April 202011,916
 July 202512,450
 
EMPLOYMENT
Employment as of 20084,77696th
Unemployed, March 2005277100th (3.6%)
 % of County Employment 
 Government24%
 Retail Trade24%
 Services20%
 Manufacturing13%
 Construction13%
 Fire3%
 Whole Trade2%
 Agriculture1%
 Utilities0%
   
Employment & Wages  
 Total All Industries$487 Weekly Wages
Largest Employers  
 Board of Education175
 County Employees142
 Care Center71
 Coleman Cable75
 Advanced Digital55
 Ingles Market115
 McDonald's 30
 Jackie Jones Chrysler Dodge22
 Kerr Drug

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Labor Force in 19994,000(47.6%)
 
TAXES
Property Taxes/$100 Value$0.4000 
Hayesville Town Tax Rate$0.3800 
 
     Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 March 2009 16:26  
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