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County:

Adams County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17001

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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:

101,296

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.25

% Water:

1.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

70,861

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

71,622

1.1%

-0.9%

1.9%

1990:

66,090

-7.7%

-10.3%

2.6%

2000:

68,277

3.3%

2.1%

1.2%

2005:

67,040

-1.8%

-1.4%

-0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

64,611

94.6%

0-to-19:

19,049

27.9%

Black:

2,077

3.0%

20-to-39:

16,900

24.8%

Hispanic:

567

0.8%

40-to-59:

17,390

25.5%

American Indian:

102

0.1%

60-plus:

14,938

21.9%

Other:

920

1.3%

Median Age:

38.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

79.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.6%

Median Family Income:

$44,133

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.4%

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