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County:

Sherman County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20181

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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:

1.1

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or 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:

7,792

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,759

-0.4%

-9.1%

8.6%

1990:

6,926

-10.7%

-16.2%

5.4%

2000:

6,760

-2.4%

-4.6%

2.2%

2005:

6,153

-9.0%

-9.7%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,085

90.0%

0-to-19:

1,999

29.6%

Black:

24

0.4%

20-to-39:

1,587

23.5%

Hispanic:

571

8.4%

40-to-59:

1,702

25.2%

American Indian:

20

0.3%

60-plus:

1,472

21.8%

Other:

60

0.9%

Median Age:

37.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

6.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.0%

Median Family Income:

$38,824

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

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