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County:

Brown County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27015

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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:

13,100

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.29

% Water:

1.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

13

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

28,887

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

28,645

-0.8%

-5.5%

4.6%

1990:

26,984

-5.8%

-11.0%

5.2%

2000:

26,911

-0.3%

-1.8%

1.5%

2005:

26,534

-1.4%

-1.5%

0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

26,080

96.9%

0-to-19:

7,715

28.7%

Black:

20

0.1%

20-to-39:

6,399

23.8%

Hispanic:

545

2.0%

40-to-59:

6,996

26.0%

American Indian:

26

0.1%

60-plus:

5,801

21.6%

Other:

240

0.9%

Median Age:

38.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

44.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.5%

Median Family Income:

$49,811

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.4%

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