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County:

Dickinson County

State:

Michigan

FIPS Code:

26043

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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:

398,200

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

11.49

% Water:

1.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

14

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

23,753

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

25,341

6.7%

5.7%

1.0%

1990:

26,831

5.9%

3.5%

2.3%

2000:

27,472

2.4%

2.7%

-0.3%

2005:

28,032

2.0%

2.8%

-0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

26,794

97.5%

0-to-19:

7,532

27.4%

Black:

32

0.1%

20-to-39:

6,197

22.6%

Hispanic:

187

0.7%

40-to-59:

7,644

27.8%

American Indian:

135

0.5%

60-plus:

6,099

22.2%

Other:

324

1.2%

Median Age:

40.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

35.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.7%

Median Family Income:

$43,021

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.1%

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