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County:

Gray County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20069

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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:

2,800

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.32

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,516

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,138

13.8%

3.2%

10.6%

1990:

5,396

5.0%

-6.6%

11.6%

2000:

5,904

9.4%

2.2%

7.2%

2005:

5,861

-0.7%

-3.8%

3.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,231

88.6%

0-to-19:

2,030

34.4%

Black:

10

0.2%

20-to-39:

1,506

25.5%

Hispanic:

579

9.8%

40-to-59:

1,442

24.4%

American Indian:

18

0.3%

60-plus:

926

15.7%

Other:

66

1.1%

Median Age:

33.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

6.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.3%

Median Family Income:

$45,299

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.5%

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