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County:

Wichita County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20203

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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:

2.14

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

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:

3,274

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,041

-7.1%

-21.5%

14.3%

1990:

2,758

-9.3%

-18.2%

8.8%

2000:

2,531

-8.2%

-14.7%

6.5%

2005:

2,309

-8.8%

-10.7%

1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,024

80.0%

0-to-19:

776

30.7%

Black:

2

0.1%

20-to-39:

594

23.5%

Hispanic:

466

18.4%

40-to-59:

640

25.3%

American Indian:

18

0.7%

60-plus:

521

20.6%

Other:

21

0.8%

Median Age:

36.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.5%

Median Family Income:

$41,034

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.2%

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