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County:

Yellow Medicine County

State:

Minnesota

FIPS Code:

27173

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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:

3,300

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.55

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

14

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,523

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,653

-6.0%

-8.5%

2.5%

1990:

11,684

-14.4%

-16.2%

1.8%

2000:

11,080

-5.2%

-4.3%

-0.8%

2005:

10,449

-5.7%

-5.2%

-0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

10,569

95.4%

0-to-19:

3,177

28.7%

Black:

9

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,297

20.7%

Hispanic:

195

1.8%

40-to-59:

2,804

25.3%

American Indian:

224

2.0%

60-plus:

2,802

25.3%

Other:

83

0.7%

Median Age:

40.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

14.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.4%

Median Family Income:

$42,002

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.1%

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