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County:

Bureau County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17011

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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:

39,231

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.52

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

38,541

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

39,114

1.5%

-1.4%

2.9%

1990:

35,688

-8.8%

-11.0%

2.2%

2000:

35,503

-0.5%

-0.9%

0.3%

2005:

35,330

-0.5%

-0.8%

0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

33,196

93.5%

0-to-19:

9,751

27.5%

Black:

110

0.3%

20-to-39:

8,241

23.2%

Hispanic:

1,732

4.9%

40-to-59:

9,544

26.9%

American Indian:

53

0.1%

60-plus:

7,967

22.4%

Other:

412

1.2%

Median Age:

39.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

40.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.7%

Median Family Income:

$48,488

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.4%

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