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County:

Barry County

State:

Michigan

FIPS Code:

26015

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

11

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

111,200

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.9

Manistee NF

11

% Water:

3.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

38,166

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

45,781

20.0%

12.5%

7.4%

1990:

50,057

9.3%

2.4%

6.9%

2000:

56,755

13.4%

7.6%

5.8%

2005:

59,892

5.5%

3.4%

2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

54,795

96.5%

0-to-19:

16,886

29.8%

Black:

137

0.2%

20-to-39:

14,373

25.3%

Hispanic:

831

1.5%

40-to-59:

16,307

28.7%

American Indian:

241

0.4%

60-plus:

9,189

16.2%

Other:

751

1.3%

Median Age:

36.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

102.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.7%

Median Family Income:

$51,794

Families Below Poverty Line:

3.9%

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