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County:

Wilkin County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27167

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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:

0.71

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

9

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

9,389

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,454

-10.0%

-13.7%

3.8%

1990:

7,516

-11.1%

-15.9%

4.8%

2000:

7,138

-5.0%

-6.8%

1.8%

2005:

6,802

-4.7%

-5.1%

0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,912

96.8%

0-to-19:

2,160

30.3%

Black:

11

0.2%

20-to-39:

1,645

23.0%

Hispanic:

110

1.5%

40-to-59:

1,884

26.4%

American Indian:

30

0.4%

60-plus:

1,449

20.3%

Other:

75

1.1%

Median Age:

37.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

9.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.0%

Median Family Income:

$46,220

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.2%

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