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County:

Barton County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20009

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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:

2,154

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.50

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

30,663

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

31,343

2.2%

-3.4%

5.6%

1990:

29,382

-6.3%

-14.0%

7.7%

2000:

28,205

-4.0%

-6.7%

2.7%

2005:

28,105

-0.4%

-1.1%

0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

25,094

89.0%

0-to-19:

8,333

29.5%

Black:

304

1.1%

20-to-39:

6,348

22.5%

Hispanic:

2,344

8.3%

40-to-59:

7,252

25.7%

American Indian:

131

0.5%

60-plus:

6,272

22.2%

Other:

332

1.2%

Median Age:

38.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

31.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.6%

Median Family Income:

$39,929

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.9%

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