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County:

Kiowa County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8061

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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:

3.92

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,029

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,936

-4.6%

-11.2%

6.6%

1990:

1,688

-12.8%

-18.4%

5.6%

2000:

1,622

-3.9%

-2.7%

-1.3%

2005:

1,422

-12.4%

-10.5%

-1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,530

94.3%

0-to-19:

459

28.3%

Black:

8

0.5%

20-to-39:

358

22.1%

Hispanic:

51

3.1%

40-to-59:

435

26.8%

American Indian:

18

1.1%

60-plus:

370

22.8%

Other:

15

0.9%

Median Age:

39.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.1%

Median Family Income:

$35,536

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.6%

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