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County:

Edwards County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17047

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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:

21,148

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.75

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

33

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

7,090

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,961

12.3%

12.1%

0.2%

1990:

7,440

-6.5%

-8.2%

1.7%

2000:

6,971

-6.3%

-4.2%

-2.1%

2005:

6,784

-2.7%

-2.6%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,869

98.5%

0-to-19:

1,770

25.4%

Black:

10

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,661

23.8%

Hispanic:

32

0.5%

40-to-59:

1,891

27.1%

American Indian:

6

0.1%

60-plus:

1,649

23.7%

Other:

54

0.8%

Median Age:

40.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

31.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.8%

Median Family Income:

$38,750

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.3%

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