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County:

Steele County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27147

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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:

10,000

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.77

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

13

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

26,931

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

30,328

12.6%

5.0%

7.7%

1990:

30,729

1.3%

-6.6%

7.9%

2000:

33,680

9.6%

4.3%

5.3%

2005:

35,755

6.1%

2.8%

3.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

31,414

93.3%

0-to-19:

10,316

30.6%

Black:

357

1.1%

20-to-39:

8,919

26.5%

Hispanic:

1,266

3.8%

40-to-59:

8,639

25.7%

American Indian:

30

0.1%

60-plus:

5,806

17.2%

Other:

613

1.8%

Median Age:

35.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

78.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.1%

Median Family Income:

$53,981

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.2%

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