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County:

Cerro Gordo County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19033

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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:

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.99

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

49,223

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

48,458

-1.6%

-5.0%

3.4%

1990:

46,733

-3.6%

-7.8%

4.3%

2000:

46,447

-0.6%

-2.2%

1.6%

2005:

44,645

-3.9%

-3.5%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

43,977

94.7%

0-to-19:

12,515

26.9%

Black:

358

0.8%

20-to-39:

11,240

24.2%

Hispanic:

1,291

2.8%

40-to-59:

12,417

26.7%

American Indian:

64

0.1%

60-plus:

10,275

22.1%

Other:

757

1.6%

Median Age:

39.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

81.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.3%

Median Family Income:

$46,099

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.9%

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