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County:

Finney County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20055

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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:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.26

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,029

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

23,825

25.2%

9.4%

15.8%

1990:

33,070

38.8%

14.9%

23.9%

2000:

40,523

22.5%

2.8%

19.8%

2005:

38,988

-3.8%

-11.3%

7.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

20,820

51.4%

0-to-19:

15,326

37.8%

Black:

397

1.0%

20-to-39:

12,672

31.3%

Hispanic:

17,548

43.3%

40-to-59:

8,666

21.4%

American Indian:

174

0.4%

60-plus:

3,859

9.5%

Other:

1,584

3.9%

Median Age:

28.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

31.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.3%

Median Family Income:

$42,839

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.0%

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