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County:

Grant County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18053

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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:

21,961

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.27

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

83,955

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

80,934

-3.6%

-10.6%

7.0%

1990:

74,169

-8.4%

-12.3%

3.9%

2000:

73,403

-1.0%

-3.7%

2.6%

2005:

70,557

-3.9%

-4.0%

0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

64,607

88.0%

0-to-19:

20,284

27.6%

Black:

5,229

7.1%

20-to-39:

19,167

26.1%

Hispanic:

1,787

2.4%

40-to-59:

19,404

26.4%

American Indian:

298

0.4%

60-plus:

14,548

19.8%

Other:

1,482

2.0%

Median Age:

37.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

177.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.1%

Median Family Income:

$44,304

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.4%

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