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County:

Mower County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27099

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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:

6,900

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.30

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

14

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

44,919

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

40,390

-10.1%

-14.2%

4.1%

1990:

37,385

-7.4%

-10.4%

3.0%

2000:

38,603

3.3%

2.2%

1.1%

2005:

38,799

0.5%

-1.5%

2.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

35,884

93.0%

0-to-19:

10,814

28.0%

Black:

206

0.5%

20-to-39:

9,115

23.6%

Hispanic:

1,646

4.3%

40-to-59:

9,512

24.6%

American Indian:

51

0.1%

60-plus:

9,162

23.7%

Other:

816

2.1%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

54.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.7%

Median Family Income:

$45,154

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.3%

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