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County:

Rawlins County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20153

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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:

2.43

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

77

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:

4,393

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,105

-6.6%

-8.1%

1.6%

1990:

3,404

-17.1%

-19.0%

2.0%

2000:

2,966

-12.9%

-9.7%

-3.2%

2005:

2,672

-9.9%

-6.3%

-3.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,906

98.0%

0-to-19:

765

25.8%

Black:

9

0.3%

20-to-39:

469

15.8%

Hispanic:

24

0.8%

40-to-59:

823

27.7%

American Indian:

5

0.2%

60-plus:

909

30.6%

Other:

22

0.7%

Median Age:

45.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.9%

Median Family Income:

$40,074

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.9%

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