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County:

Cheyenne County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8017

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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:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.17

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,396

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,153

-10.1%

-16.3%

6.1%

1990:

2,397

11.3%

2.1%

9.2%

2000:

2,231

-6.9%

-10.2%

3.3%

2005:

1,953

-12.5%

-11.0%

-1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,018

90.5%

0-to-19:

704

31.6%

Black:

9

0.4%

20-to-39:

495

22.2%

Hispanic:

181

8.1%

40-to-59:

582

26.1%

American Indian:

9

0.4%

60-plus:

450

20.2%

Other:

14

0.6%

Median Age:

37.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.2%

Median Family Income:

$44,394

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.7%

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