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County:

Kearny County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20093

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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:

0.42

% Water:

0.2

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:

3,047

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,435

12.7%

0.5%

12.2%

1990:

4,027

17.2%

1.2%

16.0%

2000:

4,531

12.5%

3.1%

9.4%

2005:

4,516

-0.3%

-3.7%

3.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,223

71.1%

0-to-19:

1,683

37.1%

Black:

20

0.4%

20-to-39:

1,138

25.1%

Hispanic:

1,203

26.6%

40-to-59:

1,055

23.3%

American Indian:

31

0.7%

60-plus:

655

14.5%

Other:

54

1.2%

Median Age:

31.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.0%

Median Family Income:

$43,703

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.4%

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