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County:

McLeod County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27085

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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:

8,500

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.34

% Water:

2.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

12

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

27,662

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

29,657

7.2%

0.2%

7.0%

1990:

32,030

8.0%

0.8%

7.2%

2000:

34,898

9.0%

3.8%

5.1%

2005:

36,636

5.0%

1.6%

3.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

33,108

94.9%

0-to-19:

10,523

30.2%

Black:

67

0.2%

20-to-39:

9,430

27.0%

Hispanic:

1,268

3.6%

40-to-59:

8,818

25.3%

American Indian:

56

0.2%

60-plus:

6,127

17.6%

Other:

399

1.1%

Median Age:

35.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

70.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.4%

Median Family Income:

$55,003

Families Below Poverty Line:

2.8%

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