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County:

Sedgwick County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8115

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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:

1.37

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to 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:

3,405

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,266

-4.1%

-6.7%

2.7%

1990:

2,690

-17.6%

-18.8%

1.2%

2000:

2,747

2.1%

5.5%

-3.4%

2005:

2,529

-7.9%

-5.5%

-2.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,376

86.5%

0-to-19:

684

24.9%

Black:

9

0.3%

20-to-39:

561

20.4%

Hispanic:

314

11.4%

40-to-59:

733

26.7%

American Indian:

3

0.1%

60-plus:

769

28.0%

Other:

45

1.6%

Median Age:

43.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.4%

Median Family Income:

$33,953

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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