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County:

Stearns County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27145

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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:

69,200

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

3.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

9

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

95,400

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

108,161

13.4%

2.7%

10.6%

1990:

118,791

9.8%

-1.5%

11.3%

2000:

133,166

12.1%

4.2%

7.9%

2005:

142,654

7.1%

3.2%

3.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

126,764

95.2%

0-to-19:

41,105

30.9%

Black:

1,064

0.8%

20-to-39:

41,925

31.5%

Hispanic:

1,827

1.4%

40-to-59:

31,059

23.3%

American Indian:

328

0.2%

60-plus:

19,077

14.3%

Other:

3,183

2.4%

Median Age:

31.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

99.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

22.0%

Median Family Income:

$51,553

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.3%

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