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County:

Kiowa County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20097

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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:

800

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.07

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

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:

4,088

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,046

-1.0%

-1.7%

0.6%

1990:

3,660

-9.5%

-13.3%

3.8%

2000:

3,278

-10.4%

-10.9%

0.5%

2005:

2,984

-9.0%

-9.3%

0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,155

96.2%

0-to-19:

881

26.9%

Black:

7

0.2%

20-to-39:

660

20.1%

Hispanic:

67

2.0%

40-to-59:

885

27.0%

American Indian:

18

0.5%

60-plus:

852

26.0%

Other:

31

0.9%

Median Age:

42.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.9%

Median Family Income:

$40,950

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.4%

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