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County:

Henry County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17073

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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:

28,680

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Irregular 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:

53,217

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

57,968

8.9%

4.5%

4.4%

1990:

51,159

-11.7%

-15.5%

3.8%

2000:

51,020

-0.3%

-1.1%

0.8%

2005:

50,591

-0.8%

-1.0%

0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

48,425

94.9%

0-to-19:

14,291

28.0%

Black:

569

1.1%

20-to-39:

11,937

23.4%

Hispanic:

1,467

2.9%

40-to-59:

14,209

27.8%

American Indian:

42

0.1%

60-plus:

10,583

20.7%

Other:

517

1.0%

Median Age:

39.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

62.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.7%

Median Family Income:

$48,413

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.6%

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