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County:

Lyon County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20111

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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:

13,693

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.55

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

32,071

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

35,108

9.5%

1.9%

7.6%

1990:

34,732

-1.1%

-10.5%

9.5%

2000:

35,935

3.5%

-2.7%

6.1%

2005:

35,609

-0.9%

-4.6%

3.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

27,786

77.3%

0-to-19:

10,988

30.6%

Black:

785

2.2%

20-to-39:

11,248

31.3%

Hispanic:

6,010

16.7%

40-to-59:

8,378

23.3%

American Indian:

142

0.4%

60-plus:

5,321

14.8%

Other:

1,212

3.4%

Median Age:

31.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

42.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.0%

Median Family Income:

$43,112

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.6%

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