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County:

Jackson County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18071

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

7.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

23,104

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

114,539

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.52

Hoosier NF

23,104

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open Hills

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:

33,187

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

36,523

10.1%

2.3%

7.7%

1990:

37,730

3.3%

-1.7%

5.0%

2000:

41,335

9.6%

4.8%

4.7%

2005:

42,237

2.2%

-0.1%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

39,323

95.1%

0-to-19:

11,582

28.0%

Black:

217

0.5%

20-to-39:

11,820

28.6%

Hispanic:

1,112

2.7%

40-to-59:

10,709

25.9%

American Indian:

93

0.2%

60-plus:

7,224

17.5%

Other:

590

1.4%

Median Age:

35.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

81.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.5%

Median Family Income:

$45,210

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.5%

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