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County:

Thomas County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20193

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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:

0.51

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Irregular 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:

7,501

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,451

12.7%

4.3%

8.4%

1990:

8,258

-2.3%

-10.2%

7.9%

2000:

8,180

-0.9%

-5.5%

4.6%

2005:

7,639

-6.6%

-8.3%

1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,882

96.4%

0-to-19:

2,599

31.8%

Black:

35

0.4%

20-to-39:

2,035

24.9%

Hispanic:

151

1.8%

40-to-59:

2,027

24.8%

American Indian:

27

0.3%

60-plus:

1,519

18.6%

Other:

85

1.0%

Median Age:

35.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

7.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

92.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

25.0%

Median Family Income:

$45,931

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.6%

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