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County:

Appanoose County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19007

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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:

38,800

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.27

% Water:

3.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open Low Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,007

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,511

3.4%

4.1%

-0.8%

1990:

13,743

-11.4%

-11.6%

0.2%

2000:

13,721

-0.2%

1.7%

-1.9%

2005:

13,666

-0.4%

0.2%

-0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

13,382

97.5%

0-to-19:

3,605

26.3%

Black:

58

0.4%

20-to-39:

3,149

23.0%

Hispanic:

135

1.0%

40-to-59:

3,543

25.8%

American Indian:

20

0.1%

60-plus:

3,424

25.0%

Other:

126

0.9%

Median Age:

40.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

27.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.2%

Median Family Income:

$35,980

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.1%

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