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County:

Atchison County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20005

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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:

28,207

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.69

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Open Low Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,165

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

18,397

-4.0%

-6.9%

2.9%

1990:

16,932

-8.0%

-10.7%

2.8%

2000:

16,774

-0.9%

-2.2%

1.3%

2005:

16,804

0.2%

-1.0%

1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,170

90.4%

0-to-19:

5,165

30.8%

Black:

883

5.3%

20-to-39:

4,095

24.4%

Hispanic:

327

1.9%

40-to-59:

4,059

24.2%

American Indian:

88

0.5%

60-plus:

3,455

20.6%

Other:

306

1.8%

Median Age:

36.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

38.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.0%

Median Family Income:

$40,614

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.9%

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