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County:

Scott County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20171

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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:

1.31

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with 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:

5,606

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,782

3.1%

-7.4%

10.6%

1990:

5,289

-8.5%

-15.5%

6.9%

2000:

5,120

-3.2%

-5.4%

2.2%

2005:

4,600

-10.2%

-11.5%

1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,746

92.7%

0-to-19:

1,517

29.6%

Black:

4

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,113

21.7%

Hispanic:

323

6.3%

40-to-59:

1,416

27.7%

American Indian:

15

0.3%

60-plus:

1,074

21.0%

Other:

32

0.6%

Median Age:

39.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

7.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.0%

Median Family Income:

$50,549

Families Below Poverty Line:

2.1%

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