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County:

Stark County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17175

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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:

5,859

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.84

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

7,510

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,389

-1.6%

-2.9%

1.3%

1990:

6,534

-11.6%

-13.6%

2.0%

2000:

6,332

-3.1%

-2.7%

-0.4%

2005:

6,169

-2.6%

-1.1%

-1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,213

98.1%

0-to-19:

1,737

27.4%

Black:

4

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,436

22.7%

Hispanic:

54

0.9%

40-to-59:

1,661

26.2%

American Indian:

10

0.2%

60-plus:

1,498

23.7%

Other:

51

0.8%

Median Age:

39.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

22.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.4%

Median Family Income:

$43,410

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.3%

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