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County:

Butler County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20015

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

30,094

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

38,658

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

44,782

15.8%

11.2%

4.7%

1990:

50,580

12.9%

6.0%

7.0%

2000:

59,482

17.6%

12.0%

5.6%

2005:

62,354

4.8%

3.2%

1.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

55,655

93.6%

0-to-19:

18,839

31.7%

Black:

810

1.4%

20-to-39:

14,994

25.2%

Hispanic:

1,336

2.2%

40-to-59:

16,035

27.0%

American Indian:

509

0.9%

60-plus:

9,614

16.2%

Other:

1,172

2.0%

Median Age:

35.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

41.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.4%

Median Family Income:

$53,632

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.4%

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