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County:

Branch County

State:

Michigan

FIPS Code:

26023

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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:

54,400

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

11.18

% Water:

2.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

37,906

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

40,188

6.0%

0.2%

5.9%

1990:

41,502

3.3%

-3.1%

6.4%

2000:

45,787

10.3%

6.7%

3.6%

2005:

46,460

1.5%

-0.6%

2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

42,134

92.0%

0-to-19:

12,944

28.3%

Black:

1,187

2.6%

20-to-39:

12,457

27.2%

Hispanic:

1,365

3.0%

40-to-59:

12,348

27.0%

American Indian:

195

0.4%

60-plus:

8,038

17.6%

Other:

906

2.0%

Median Age:

36.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

90.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.6%

Median Family Income:

$44,777

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.0%

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