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County:

Osage County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20139

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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:

37,121

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.55

% Water:

2.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

13,352

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,319

14.7%

13.5%

1.2%

1990:

15,248

-0.5%

-3.3%

2.8%

2000:

16,712

9.6%

8.4%

1.2%

2005:

17,150

2.6%

2.6%

0.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

16,109

96.4%

0-to-19:

4,893

29.3%

Black:

36

0.2%

20-to-39:

3,791

22.7%

Hispanic:

255

1.5%

40-to-59:

4,577

27.4%

American Indian:

104

0.6%

60-plus:

3,451

20.6%

Other:

208

1.2%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

23.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.3%

Median Family Income:

$44,581

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.4%

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