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County:

Cottonwood County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27033

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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:

4,876

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.97

% Water:

1.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

14

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,887

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

14,854

-0.2%

-3.5%

3.2%

1990:

12,694

-14.5%

-15.5%

1.0%

2000:

12,167

-4.2%

-2.7%

-1.4%

2005:

11,834

-2.7%

-2.3%

-0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,509

94.6%

0-to-19:

3,337

27.4%

Black:

39

0.3%

20-to-39:

2,436

20.0%

Hispanic:

267

2.2%

40-to-59:

3,144

25.8%

American Indian:

26

0.2%

60-plus:

3,250

26.7%

Other:

326

2.7%

Median Age:

41.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

19.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.2%

Median Family Income:

$40,237

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.4%

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