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County:

Saline County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17165

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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:

14,059

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

61,303

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.2

Shawnee NF

13,971

% Water:

1.0

Other

88

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

25,721

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

28,448

10.6%

14.8%

-4.2%

1990:

26,551

-6.7%

-4.0%

-2.7%

2000:

26,733

0.7%

4.1%

-3.4%

2005:

26,072

-2.5%

-0.4%

-2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

25,035

93.6%

0-to-19:

7,244

27.1%

Black:

1,079

4.0%

20-to-39:

6,155

23.0%

Hispanic:

258

1.0%

40-to-59:

6,930

25.9%

American Indian:

71

0.3%

60-plus:

6,404

24.0%

Other:

290

1.1%

Median Age:

39.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

69.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.1%

Median Family Income:

$37,295

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.4%

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