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County:

Cowley County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20035

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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:

18,238

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.56

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

35,012

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

36,824

5.2%

3.8%

1.4%

1990:

36,915

0.2%

-3.2%

3.4%

2000:

36,291

-1.7%

-3.1%

1.4%

2005:

35,298

-2.7%

-3.3%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

32,091

88.4%

0-to-19:

10,801

29.8%

Black:

971

2.7%

20-to-39:

8,980

24.7%

Hispanic:

1,304

3.6%

40-to-59:

9,192

25.3%

American Indian:

658

1.8%

60-plus:

7,318

20.2%

Other:

1,267

3.5%

Median Age:

36.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

32.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.3%

Median Family Income:

$43,636

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.2%

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