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County:

Hodgeman County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20083

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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:

2.01

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,662

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,269

-14.8%

-17.1%

2.3%

1990:

2,177

-4.1%

-8.3%

4.2%

2000:

2,085

-4.2%

-3.3%

-0.9%

2005:

2,110

1.2%

0.3%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,992

95.5%

0-to-19:

650

31.2%

Black:

19

0.9%

20-to-39:

400

19.2%

Hispanic:

56

2.7%

40-to-59:

543

26.0%

American Indian:

3

0.1%

60-plus:

492

23.6%

Other:

15

0.7%

Median Age:

39.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.7%

Median Family Income:

$39,358

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.7%

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