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County:

Pocahontas County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19151

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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:

0.73

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no 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:

12,793

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

11,369

-11.1%

-11.9%

0.8%

1990:

9,525

-16.2%

-16.0%

-0.2%

2000:

8,662

-9.1%

-5.2%

-3.9%

2005:

7,930

-8.5%

-5.6%

-2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

8,490

98.0%

0-to-19:

2,382

27.5%

Black:

21

0.2%

20-to-39:

1,602

18.5%

Hispanic:

77

0.9%

40-to-59:

2,345

27.1%

American Indian:

14

0.2%

60-plus:

2,333

26.9%

Other:

60

0.7%

Median Age:

42.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

15.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.0%

Median Family Income:

$40,568

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.6%

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