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County:

Ellis County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20051

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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:

8,600

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.36

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

24,730

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,098

5.5%

-4.4%

10.0%

1990:

26,004

-0.4%

-10.1%

9.7%

2000:

27,507

5.8%

2.1%

3.7%

2005:

26,767

-2.7%

-4.6%

1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

26,160

95.1%

0-to-19:

7,616

27.7%

Black:

173

0.6%

20-to-39:

8,589

31.2%

Hispanic:

652

2.4%

40-to-59:

6,407

23.3%

American Indian:

49

0.2%

60-plus:

4,895

17.8%

Other:

473

1.7%

Median Age:

32.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

30.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

29.2%

Median Family Income:

$44,498

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.5%

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