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County:

Harvey County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20079

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

7,227

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

27,236

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

30,531

12.1%

6.9%

5.2%

1990:

31,028

1.6%

-3.4%

5.1%

2000:

32,869

5.9%

3.3%

2.6%

2005:

33,843

3.0%

1.7%

1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

28,973

88.1%

0-to-19:

9,603

29.2%

Black:

502

1.5%

20-to-39:

8,056

24.5%

Hispanic:

2,620

8.0%

40-to-59:

8,383

25.5%

American Indian:

148

0.5%

60-plus:

6,827

20.8%

Other:

626

1.9%

Median Age:

37.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

60.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.0%

Median Family Income:

$48,793

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.2%

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