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County:

Vigo County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18167

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

53,921

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

114,528

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

112,385

-1.9%

-4.6%

2.7%

1990:

106,107

-5.6%

-8.5%

2.9%

2000:

105,848

-0.2%

-2.9%

2.7%

2005:

102,592

-3.1%

-3.4%

0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

95,184

89.9%

0-to-19:

28,964

27.4%

Black:

6,334

6.0%

20-to-39:

31,396

29.7%

Hispanic:

1,275

1.2%

40-to-59:

26,476

25.0%

American Indian:

275

0.3%

60-plus:

19,012

18.0%

Other:

2,780

2.6%

Median Age:

34.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

262.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.4%

Median Family Income:

$42,957

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.3%

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