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County:

Whiteside County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17195

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

18,998

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.56

% Water:

1.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

62,877

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

65,970

4.9%

-3.0%

7.9%

1990:

60,186

-8.8%

-13.5%

4.7%

2000:

60,653

0.8%

-2.3%

3.1%

2005:

59,863

-1.3%

-2.2%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

53,946

88.9%

0-to-19:

16,873

27.8%

Black:

577

1.0%

20-to-39:

14,934

24.6%

Hispanic:

5,347

8.8%

40-to-59:

16,402

27.0%

American Indian:

102

0.2%

60-plus:

12,444

20.5%

Other:

681

1.1%

Median Age:

38.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

88.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.3%

Median Family Income:

$46,653

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.2%

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