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County:

Grundy County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19075

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.66

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,119

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

14,366

1.7%

-1.9%

3.7%

1990:

12,029

-16.3%

-18.1%

1.9%

2000:

12,369

2.8%

3.0%

-0.2%

2005:

12,329

-0.3%

-0.1%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

12,197

98.6%

0-to-19:

3,386

27.4%

Black:

10

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,619

21.2%

Hispanic:

72

0.6%

40-to-59:

3,333

26.9%

American Indian:

2

0.0%

60-plus:

3,031

24.5%

Other:

88

0.7%

Median Age:

40.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

24.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.2%

Median Family Income:

$46,627

Families Below Poverty Line:

3.3%

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