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County:

Stafford County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20185

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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:

7,031

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.03

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to 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:

5,943

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,694

-4.2%

-0.4%

-3.8%

1990:

5,365

-5.8%

-6.1%

0.3%

2000:

4,789

-10.7%

-5.8%

-5.0%

2005:

4,488

-6.3%

-4.9%

-1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,455

93.0%

0-to-19:

1,362

28.4%

Black:

7

0.1%

20-to-39:

954

19.9%

Hispanic:

259

5.4%

40-to-59:

1,234

25.8%

American Indian:

13

0.3%

60-plus:

1,239

25.9%

Other:

55

1.1%

Median Age:

41.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

6.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.4%

Median Family Income:

$38,235

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.7%

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