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County:

Osceola County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19143

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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:

0.40

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with 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:

8,555

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,371

-2.2%

-5.3%

3.1%

1990:

7,267

-13.2%

-15.4%

2.2%

2000:

7,003

-3.6%

-3.8%

0.1%

2005:

6,694

-4.4%

-4.2%

-0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,812

97.3%

0-to-19:

1,995

28.5%

Black:

8

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,536

21.9%

Hispanic:

125

1.8%

40-to-59:

1,837

26.2%

American Indian:

18

0.3%

60-plus:

1,635

23.3%

Other:

40

0.6%

Median Age:

39.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

17.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.4%

Median Family Income:

$41,977

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.0%

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