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County:

Pratt County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20151

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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:

4,761

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.80

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

33

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

10,056

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

10,275

2.2%

1.9%

0.3%

1990:

9,702

-5.6%

-9.8%

4.2%

2000:

9,647

-0.6%

-0.4%

-0.2%

2005:

9,496

-1.6%

-1.5%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,095

94.3%

0-to-19:

2,760

28.6%

Black:

91

0.9%

20-to-39:

2,039

21.1%

Hispanic:

298

3.1%

40-to-59:

2,560

26.5%

American Indian:

34

0.4%

60-plus:

2,288

23.7%

Other:

129

1.3%

Median Age:

40.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

13.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.0%

Median Family Income:

$43,156

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.7%

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