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County:

Cherry County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31031

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

3.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

116,079

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

24,859

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.05

Samuel R. McKelvie NF

116,079

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

20

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with 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:

6,846

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,758

-1.3%

-7.9%

6.6%

1990:

6,307

-6.7%

-12.9%

6.2%

2000:

6,148

-2.5%

-5.0%

2.5%

2005:

6,098

-0.8%

-1.0%

0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,769

93.8%

0-to-19:

1,780

29.0%

Black:

4

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,347

21.9%

Hispanic:

57

0.9%

40-to-59:

1,660

27.0%

American Indian:

195

3.2%

60-plus:

1,361

22.1%

Other:

123

2.0%

Median Age:

39.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.4%

Median Family Income:

$36,500

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.6%

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