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County:

Rush County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20165

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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:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.85

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,117

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,516

-11.7%

-8.3%

-3.4%

1990:

3,842

-14.9%

-12.1%

-2.9%

2000:

3,551

-7.6%

-2.1%

-5.5%

2005:

3,406

-4.1%

-1.9%

-2.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,471

97.7%

0-to-19:

857

24.1%

Black:

11

0.3%

20-to-39:

672

18.9%

Hispanic:

37

1.0%

40-to-59:

938

26.4%

American Indian:

11

0.3%

60-plus:

1,084

30.5%

Other:

21

0.6%

Median Age:

44.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.4%

Median Family Income:

$38,821

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.7%

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