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County:

Olmsted County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27109

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

40,700

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

13

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

84,104

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

92,006

9.4%

-2.2%

11.6%

1990:

106,470

15.7%

3.1%

12.7%

2000:

124,277

16.7%

6.5%

10.2%

2005:

135,189

8.7%

3.7%

5.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

110,598

89.0%

0-to-19:

36,592

29.4%

Black:

3,293

2.6%

20-to-39:

36,413

29.3%

Hispanic:

2,959

2.4%

40-to-59:

33,319

26.8%

American Indian:

286

0.2%

60-plus:

17,953

14.4%

Other:

7,141

5.7%

Median Age:

35.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

190.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

91.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

34.7%

Median Family Income:

$61,610

Families Below Poverty Line:

3.8%

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