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County:

Ness County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20135

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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:

1.42

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or 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:

4,791

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,498

-6.1%

-6.4%

0.3%

1990:

4,033

-10.3%

-13.6%

3.3%

2000:

3,454

-14.4%

-12.0%

-2.4%

2005:

3,009

-12.9%

-10.3%

-2.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,369

97.5%

0-to-19:

858

24.8%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

647

18.7%

Hispanic:

52

1.5%

40-to-59:

924

26.8%

American Indian:

5

0.1%

60-plus:

1,025

29.7%

Other:

27

0.8%

Median Age:

44.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.9%

Median Family Income:

$39,775

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.5%

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