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County:

Smith County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20183

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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:

11,090

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.60

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Open Low Hills

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:

6,757

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,947

-12.0%

-8.6%

-3.4%

1990:

5,078

-14.6%

-10.4%

-4.2%

2000:

4,536

-10.7%

-2.7%

-8.0%

2005:

4,121

-9.2%

-4.8%

-4.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,463

98.4%

0-to-19:

1,078

23.8%

Black:

5

0.1%

20-to-39:

790

17.4%

Hispanic:

33

0.7%

40-to-59:

1,161

25.6%

American Indian:

6

0.1%

60-plus:

1,507

33.2%

Other:

29

0.6%

Median Age:

46.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.7%

Median Family Income:

$36,951

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.8%

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