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County:

Wabash County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18169

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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:

36,615

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.62

% Water:

1.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular 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:

35,553

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

36,640

3.1%

-2.0%

5.1%

1990:

35,069

-4.3%

-8.7%

4.4%

2000:

34,960

-0.3%

-1.6%

1.3%

2005:

33,843

-3.2%

-3.1%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

33,803

96.7%

0-to-19:

9,792

28.0%

Black:

139

0.4%

20-to-39:

8,969

25.7%

Hispanic:

414

1.2%

40-to-59:

9,194

26.3%

American Indian:

217

0.6%

60-plus:

7,005

20.0%

Other:

387

1.1%

Median Age:

37.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

84.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.7%

Median Family Income:

$47,067

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.1%

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