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County:

Adams County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18001

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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:

9,564

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Flat 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:

26,871

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

29,619

10.2%

-1.8%

12.1%

1990:

31,095

5.0%

-6.1%

11.1%

2000:

33,625

8.1%

-2.5%

10.6%

2005:

33,849

0.7%

-4.1%

4.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

32,203

95.8%

0-to-19:

11,474

34.1%

Black:

43

0.1%

20-to-39:

8,568

25.5%

Hispanic:

1,118

3.3%

40-to-59:

7,816

23.2%

American Indian:

48

0.1%

60-plus:

5,767

17.2%

Other:

213

0.6%

Median Age:

32.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

99.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.7%

Median Family Income:

$46,749

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.1%

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