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County:

Gallatin County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17059

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

5.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

11,296

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

41,531

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.66

Shawnee NF

11,256

% Water:

1.4

Other

40

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Low Employment

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

7,418

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,590

2.3%

2.2%

0.2%

1990:

6,909

-9.0%

-8.9%

-0.1%

2000:

6,445

-6.7%

-3.0%

-3.8%

2005:

6,152

-4.6%

-3.1%

-1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,308

97.9%

0-to-19:

1,626

25.2%

Black:

16

0.2%

20-to-39:

1,529

23.7%

Hispanic:

56

0.9%

40-to-59:

1,766

27.4%

American Indian:

30

0.5%

60-plus:

1,524

23.6%

Other:

35

0.5%

Median Age:

40.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

19.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.7%

Median Family Income:

$34,539

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.3%

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