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County:

Traverse County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27155

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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:

10.32

% Water:

2.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

11

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no 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:

6,254

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,542

-11.4%

-12.6%

1.2%

1990:

4,463

-19.5%

-20.5%

1.0%

2000:

4,134

-7.4%

-3.7%

-3.7%

2005:

3,810

-7.9%

-5.0%

-2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,946

95.5%

0-to-19:

1,139

27.6%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

749

18.1%

Hispanic:

50

1.2%

40-to-59:

967

23.4%

American Indian:

110

2.7%

60-plus:

1,279

30.9%

Other:

27

0.7%

Median Age:

43.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

7.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.7%

Median Family Income:

$39,655

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.3%

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