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County:

Dickinson County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20041

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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:

15,005

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.50

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,993

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

20,175

0.9%

-1.4%

2.4%

1990:

18,958

-6.0%

-6.7%

0.6%

2000:

19,344

2.0%

2.8%

-0.7%

2005:

19,209

-0.7%

0.1%

-0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

18,406

95.2%

0-to-19:

5,395

27.9%

Black:

101

0.5%

20-to-39:

4,291

22.2%

Hispanic:

445

2.3%

40-to-59:

5,153

26.6%

American Indian:

85

0.4%

60-plus:

4,505

23.3%

Other:

307

1.6%

Median Age:

40.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

22.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.2%

Median Family Income:

$43,952

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.3%

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