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County:

Cheyenne County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20023

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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:

1,500

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.92

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or 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:

4,256

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,678

-13.6%

-12.6%

-0.9%

1990:

3,243

-11.8%

-11.9%

0.0%

2000:

3,165

-2.4%

2.0%

-4.4%

2005:

2,946

-6.9%

-4.5%

-2.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,052

96.4%

0-to-19:

824

26.0%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

557

17.6%

Hispanic:

82

2.6%

40-to-59:

828

26.2%

American Indian:

3

0.1%

60-plus:

956

30.2%

Other:

27

0.9%

Median Age:

44.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.0%

Median Family Income:

$34,816

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.4%

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