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County:

Stevens County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27149

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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:

3,000

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.52

% Water:

2.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

9

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

11,218

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

11,322

0.9%

-3.7%

4.6%

1990:

10,634

-6.1%

-10.0%

3.9%

2000:

10,053

-5.5%

-5.2%

-0.2%

2005:

9,826

-2.3%

-3.2%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,627

95.8%

0-to-19:

2,958

29.4%

Black:

92

0.9%

20-to-39:

2,761

27.5%

Hispanic:

90

0.9%

40-to-59:

2,308

23.0%

American Indian:

67

0.7%

60-plus:

2,026

20.2%

Other:

177

1.8%

Median Age:

34.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

17.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.6%

Median Family Income:

$47,518

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.7%

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