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County:

Ford County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17053

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.40

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

16,382

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,265

-6.8%

-8.4%

1.6%

1990:

14,275

-6.5%

-7.0%

0.6%

2000:

14,241

-0.2%

1.0%

-1.2%

2005:

14,157

-0.6%

1.1%

-1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

13,885

97.5%

0-to-19:

3,997

28.1%

Black:

35

0.2%

20-to-39:

3,263

22.9%

Hispanic:

176

1.2%

40-to-59:

3,602

25.3%

American Indian:

14

0.1%

60-plus:

3,379

23.7%

Other:

131

0.9%

Median Age:

39.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

29.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.9%

Median Family Income:

$44,947

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.7%

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