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County:

Boone County

State:

Missouri

FIPS Code:

29019

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

4,142

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

124,200

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Mark Twain NF

4,102

% Water:

0.8

Other

40

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

80,935

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

100,376

24.0%

14.7%

9.3%

1990:

112,379

12.0%

2.2%

9.7%

2000:

135,454

20.5%

11.7%

8.8%

2005:

143,326

5.8%

2.1%

3.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

114,367

84.4%

0-to-19:

38,855

28.7%

Black:

11,479

8.5%

20-to-39:

49,672

36.7%

Hispanic:

2,413

1.8%

40-to-59:

31,328

23.1%

American Indian:

524

0.4%

60-plus:

15,599

11.5%

Other:

6,671

4.9%

Median Age:

29.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

197.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

89.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

41.7%

Median Family Income:

$51,210

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.6%

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