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County:

Brown County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31017

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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:

18,450

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.58

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Hills

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:

4,021

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,377

8.9%

6.0%

2.9%

1990:

3,657

-16.4%

-16.9%

0.5%

2000:

3,525

-3.6%

-2.4%

-1.2%

2005:

3,328

-5.6%

-3.4%

-2.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,459

98.1%

0-to-19:

936

26.6%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

672

19.1%

Hispanic:

29

0.8%

40-to-59:

938

26.6%

American Indian:

7

0.2%

60-plus:

979

27.8%

Other:

29

0.8%

Median Age:

43.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.2%

Median Family Income:

$35,029

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.5%

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