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County:

Box Butte County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31013

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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:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.77

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or 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:

10,094

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,696

35.7%

28.5%

7.2%

1990:

13,130

-4.1%

-14.2%

10.1%

2000:

12,158

-7.4%

-11.3%

3.9%

2005:

11,374

-6.5%

-7.6%

1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

10,663

87.7%

0-to-19:

3,736

30.7%

Black:

41

0.3%

20-to-39:

2,671

22.0%

Hispanic:

930

7.6%

40-to-59:

3,572

29.4%

American Indian:

302

2.5%

60-plus:

2,179

17.9%

Other:

222

1.8%

Median Age:

37.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

11.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.3%

Median Family Income:

$46,670

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

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