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County:

Whitley County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18183

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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:

27,876

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

23,395

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,215

12.1%

4.1%

8.0%

1990:

27,651

5.5%

-1.0%

6.5%

2000:

30,707

11.1%

5.2%

5.9%

2005:

32,323

5.3%

2.9%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

30,040

97.8%

0-to-19:

9,012

29.3%

Black:

57

0.2%

20-to-39:

7,929

25.8%

Hispanic:

276

0.9%

40-to-59:

8,536

27.8%

American Indian:

104

0.3%

60-plus:

5,230

17.0%

Other:

230

0.7%

Median Age:

36.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

91.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.3%

Median Family Income:

$52,872

Families Below Poverty Line:

3.3%

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