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County:

Ford County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20057

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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:

0.34

% Water:

0.1

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

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

22,587

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

24,315

7.7%

-0.4%

8.1%

1990:

27,463

12.9%

0.1%

12.9%

2000:

32,458

18.2%

5.2%

13.0%

2005:

33,751

4.0%

-2.5%

6.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

18,607

57.3%

0-to-19:

11,184

34.5%

Black:

469

1.4%

20-to-39:

9,924

30.6%

Hispanic:

12,231

37.7%

40-to-59:

6,801

21.0%

American Indian:

148

0.5%

60-plus:

4,549

14.0%

Other:

1,003

3.1%

Median Age:

29.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

29.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.4%

Median Family Income:

$42,734

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.9%

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