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County:

Jackson County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20085

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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:

39,763

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.82

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

10,342

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

11,644

12.6%

10.1%

2.5%

1990:

11,525

-1.0%

-5.2%

4.1%

2000:

12,657

9.8%

7.4%

2.5%

2005:

13,535

6.9%

4.8%

2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,344

89.6%

0-to-19:

3,894

30.8%

Black:

66

0.5%

20-to-39:

2,923

23.1%

Hispanic:

189

1.5%

40-to-59:

3,394

26.8%

American Indian:

819

6.5%

60-plus:

2,446

19.3%

Other:

239

1.9%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

19.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.4%

Median Family Income:

$46,520

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.4%

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