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County:

Rock County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27133

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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:

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.58

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

14

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

11,346

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

10,703

-5.7%

-11.8%

6.1%

1990:

9,806

-8.4%

-13.4%

5.0%

2000:

9,721

-0.9%

-1.9%

1.0%

2005:

9,520

-2.1%

-1.4%

-0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,396

96.7%

0-to-19:

2,818

29.0%

Black:

52

0.5%

20-to-39:

2,060

21.2%

Hispanic:

124

1.3%

40-to-59:

2,482

25.5%

American Indian:

41

0.4%

60-plus:

2,361

24.3%

Other:

108

1.1%

Median Age:

39.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

20.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.4%

Median Family Income:

$44,296

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.5%

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