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County:

Stanton County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20187

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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:

0.30

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,287

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,339

2.3%

-10.8%

13.1%

1990:

2,333

-0.3%

-11.2%

11.0%

2000:

2,406

3.1%

-7.2%

10.3%

2005:

2,245

-6.7%

-10.7%

4.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,780

74.0%

0-to-19:

792

32.9%

Black:

15

0.6%

20-to-39:

645

26.8%

Hispanic:

570

23.7%

40-to-59:

558

23.2%

American Indian:

26

1.1%

60-plus:

411

17.1%

Other:

15

0.6%

Median Age:

33.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.9%

Median Family Income:

$46,300

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.7%

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