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County:

Wallace County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20199

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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:

0.63

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Smooth Plains

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:

2,215

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,045

-7.7%

-15.4%

7.7%

1990:

1,821

-11.0%

-18.6%

7.7%

2000:

1,749

-4.0%

-7.3%

3.3%

2005:

1,573

-10.1%

-9.2%

-0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,623

92.8%

0-to-19:

563

32.2%

Black:

11

0.6%

20-to-39:

331

18.9%

Hispanic:

84

4.8%

40-to-59:

456

26.1%

American Indian:

13

0.7%

60-plus:

399

22.8%

Other:

18

1.0%

Median Age:

39.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.2%

Median Family Income:

$42,022

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.7%

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