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County:

Cass County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18017

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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:

22,559

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.58

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Smooth 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:

40,456

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

40,936

1.2%

-3.8%

5.0%

1990:

38,413

-6.2%

-10.3%

4.2%

2000:

40,930

6.6%

3.6%

3.0%

2005:

40,130

-2.0%

-3.6%

1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

36,921

90.2%

0-to-19:

11,675

28.5%

Black:

499

1.2%

20-to-39:

10,835

26.5%

Hispanic:

2,905

7.1%

40-to-59:

10,747

26.3%

American Indian:

90

0.2%

60-plus:

7,673

18.7%

Other:

515

1.3%

Median Age:

36.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

99.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.0%

Median Family Income:

$46,506

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.7%

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