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County:

Barber County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20007

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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:

16,766

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.76

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

7,016

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,548

-6.7%

-6.5%

-0.2%

1990:

5,874

-10.3%

-13.1%

2.8%

2000:

5,307

-9.7%

-5.3%

-4.4%

2005:

4,958

-6.6%

-4.2%

-2.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,105

96.2%

0-to-19:

1,464

27.6%

Black:

16

0.3%

20-to-39:

972

18.3%

Hispanic:

107

2.0%

40-to-59:

1,473

27.8%

American Indian:

30

0.6%

60-plus:

1,398

26.3%

Other:

49

0.9%

Median Age:

42.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.0%

Median Family Income:

$40,234

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.5%

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