Sample Refuge and Management District Descriptions
Table 5-36. Great Dismal Swamp NWR: Summary of Area Economy, 2011 (Population & Employment in 000’s; Per Capita Income in 2011 dollars) Population
County
2011
Employment
Percent change 2001-2011
2011
Per Capita Income
Percent change 2001-2011
2011
Percent change 2001-2011
Camden NC
10.0
41%
3.8
55%
$37,353
8%
Gates NC
12.0
14%
2.7
9%
$27,020
-1%
Pasquotank NC Chesapeake (Independent City) VA Suffolk (Independent City) VA
40.7
17%
22.1
14%
$28,673
2%
225.1
11%
122.3
14%
$42,504
14%
84.9
28%
34.5
26%
$39,279
13%
372.7
16%
185.3
16%
$39,620
12%
North Carolina
9,656.4
18%
5,262.9
9%
$36,028
0%
Virginia
8,096.6
12%
4,800.8
9%
$46,107
9%
311,591.9
9%
175,834.7
6%
$41,560
5%
Area Total
United States
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce November 2012. Activity Levels Table 5-37 shows the recreation visits for Great Dismal Swamp NWR. The Refuge had 65,320 visits in 2011. Non-consumptive recreation accounted for 63,750 visits with residents comprising 61 percent of Refuge visitation.
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