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County:

Boyd County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31015

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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:

14,394

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

12.8

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

20

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or 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:

3,752

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,331

-11.2%

-10.9%

-0.3%

1990:

2,835

-14.9%

-13.8%

-1.1%

2000:

2,438

-14.0%

-11.5%

-2.5%

2005:

2,261

-7.3%

-3.9%

-3.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,409

98.8%

0-to-19:

666

27.3%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

393

16.1%

Hispanic:

2

0.1%

40-to-59:

669

27.4%

American Indian:

14

0.6%

60-plus:

710

29.1%

Other:

13

0.5%

Median Age:

44.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.8%

Median Family Income:

$32,000

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.9%

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