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County:

Fayette County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18041

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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:

19,091

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.56

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

26,216

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

28,272

7.8%

-1.0%

8.9%

1990:

26,015

-8.0%

-11.5%

3.5%

2000:

25,588

-1.6%

-4.5%

2.8%

2005:

24,885

-2.8%

-3.2%

0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

24,773

96.8%

0-to-19:

6,880

26.9%

Black:

428

1.7%

20-to-39:

6,588

25.7%

Hispanic:

132

0.5%

40-to-59:

6,990

27.3%

American Indian:

19

0.1%

60-plus:

5,130

20.0%

Other:

236

0.9%

Median Age:

38.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

119.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

7.8%

Median Family Income:

$46,111

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.0%

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