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County:

Audubon County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19009

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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:

5,400

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.1

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

19

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open Low Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

9,595

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,559

-10.8%

-11.6%

0.8%

1990:

7,334

-14.3%

-15.7%

1.4%

2000:

6,830

-6.9%

-4.0%

-2.9%

2005:

6,457

-5.5%

-3.3%

-2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,743

98.7%

0-to-19:

1,887

27.6%

Black:

9

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,294

18.9%

Hispanic:

33

0.5%

40-to-59:

1,695

24.8%

American Indian:

6

0.1%

60-plus:

1,954

28.6%

Other:

39

0.6%

Median Age:

42.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

15.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.3%

Median Family Income:

$37,288

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.7%

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