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County:

Chickasaw County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19037

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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:

3,900

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.86

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro 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:

14,969

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,437

3.1%

-2.6%

5.7%

1990:

13,295

-13.9%

-18.0%

4.1%

2000:

13,095

-1.5%

-2.3%

0.8%

2005:

12,563

-4.1%

-4.0%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

12,902

98.5%

0-to-19:

3,746

28.6%

Black:

7

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,860

21.8%

Hispanic:

82

0.6%

40-to-59:

3,486

26.6%

American Indian:

3

0.0%

60-plus:

3,003

22.9%

Other:

101

0.8%

Median Age:

39.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

25.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.2%

Median Family Income:

$44,306

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.9%

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