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County:

Colusa County

State:

California

FIPS Code:

6011

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

8.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

64,785

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

250,245

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.59

Mendocino NF

64,785

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

45

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

12,430

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

12,791

2.9%

-2.6%

5.5%

1990:

16,275

27.2%

17.3%

9.9%

2000:

18,804

15.5%

4.7%

10.8%

2005:

21,095

12.2%

6.9%

5.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,018

48.0%

0-to-19:

6,622

35.2%

Black:

88

0.5%

20-to-39:

4,921

26.2%

Hispanic:

8,752

46.5%

40-to-59:

4,474

23.8%

American Indian:

316

1.7%

60-plus:

2,787

14.8%

Other:

630

3.4%

Median Age:

31.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

16.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

64.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.6%

Median Family Income:

$40,138

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.0%

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