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County:

Faribault County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27043

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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:

11,300

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.02

% Water:

1.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

12

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

20,896

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

19,714

-5.7%

-7.6%

1.9%

1990:

16,937

-14.1%

-15.7%

1.6%

2000:

16,181

-4.5%

-1.3%

-3.2%

2005:

15,506

-4.2%

-2.5%

-1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,402

95.2%

0-to-19:

4,380

27.1%

Black:

39

0.2%

20-to-39:

3,097

19.1%

Hispanic:

566

3.5%

40-to-59:

4,336

26.8%

American Indian:

29

0.2%

60-plus:

4,368

27.0%

Other:

145

0.9%

Median Age:

42.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

22.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.8%

Median Family Income:

$41,793

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.5%

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