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County:

Butler County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19023

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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:

7,900

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.94

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

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:

16,953

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,668

4.2%

0.1%

4.1%

1990:

15,731

-11.0%

-13.0%

2.0%

2000:

15,305

-2.7%

-1.3%

-1.4%

2005:

15,072

-1.5%

-0.1%

-1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,086

98.6%

0-to-19:

4,083

26.7%

Black:

13

0.1%

20-to-39:

3,282

21.4%

Hispanic:

89

0.6%

40-to-59:

4,178

27.3%

American Indian:

7

0.0%

60-plus:

3,762

24.6%

Other:

110

0.7%

Median Age:

41.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

26.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.4%

Median Family Income:

$42,209

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.5%

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