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County:

Hancock County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19081

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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:

1.1

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro 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:

13,506

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,833

2.4%

-1.9%

4.3%

1990:

12,638

-8.6%

-12.9%

4.2%

2000:

12,100

-4.3%

-4.9%

0.6%

2005:

11,786

-2.6%

-2.6%

0.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,696

96.7%

0-to-19:

3,522

29.1%

Black:

7

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,587

21.4%

Hispanic:

301

2.5%

40-to-59:

3,257

26.9%

American Indian:

11

0.1%

60-plus:

2,734

22.6%

Other:

85

0.7%

Median Age:

39.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

21.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.4%

Median Family Income:

$44,248

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.2%

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