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County:

Trego County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20195

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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:

2,701

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.15

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular 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:

4,436

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,165

-6.1%

-7.2%

1.1%

1990:

3,694

-11.3%

-13.3%

2.0%

2000:

3,319

-10.2%

-4.1%

-6.0%

2005:

3,050

-8.2%

-6.5%

-1.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,230

97.3%

0-to-19:

866

26.1%

Black:

6

0.2%

20-to-39:

589

17.7%

Hispanic:

26

0.8%

40-to-59:

895

27.0%

American Indian:

12

0.4%

60-plus:

969

29.2%

Other:

45

1.4%

Median Age:

43.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.0%

Median Family Income:

$40,524

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.2%

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