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County:

DeKalb County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18033

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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:

27,072

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

72

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:

30,837

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

33,606

9.0%

0.5%

8.5%

1990:

35,324

5.1%

-1.0%

6.1%

2000:

40,285

14.0%

6.9%

7.1%

2005:

41,659

3.4%

0.5%

2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

39,009

96.8%

0-to-19:

12,332

30.6%

Black:

101

0.3%

20-to-39:

11,319

28.1%

Hispanic:

676

1.7%

40-to-59:

10,622

26.4%

American Indian:

73

0.2%

60-plus:

6,012

14.9%

Other:

426

1.1%

Median Age:

34.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

111.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.4%

Median Family Income:

$51,676

Families Below Poverty Line:

3.7%

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