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County:

Worth County

State:

Missouri

FIPS Code:

29227

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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:

18,600

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.94

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Open Low Hills

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:

3,359

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,008

-10.4%

-4.9%

-5.5%

1990:

2,440

-18.9%

-14.3%

-4.6%

2000:

2,382

-2.4%

4.3%

-6.7%

2005:

2,174

-8.8%

-5.4%

-3.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,351

98.7%

0-to-19:

644

27.0%

Black:

4

0.2%

20-to-39:

480

20.2%

Hispanic:

7

0.3%

40-to-59:

582

24.4%

American Indian:

8

0.3%

60-plus:

676

28.4%

Other:

12

0.5%

Median Age:

42.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

8.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.3%

Median Family Income:

$34,044

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.9%

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