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County:

Sheridan County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20179

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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:

1.98

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

78

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:

3,859

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,544

-8.2%

-12.9%

4.8%

1990:

3,043

-14.1%

-18.4%

4.3%

2000:

2,813

-7.6%

-5.9%

-1.6%

2005:

2,591

-7.9%

-6.5%

-1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,753

97.9%

0-to-19:

810

28.8%

Black:

4

0.1%

20-to-39:

535

19.0%

Hispanic:

41

1.5%

40-to-59:

748

26.6%

American Indian:

0

0.0%

60-plus:

720

25.6%

Other:

15

0.5%

Median Age:

41.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.9%

Median Family Income:

$38,292

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.0%

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