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County:

Clay County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31035

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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:

2,200

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.65

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,266

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,106

-1.9%

-5.3%

3.3%

1990:

7,123

-12.1%

-13.8%

1.6%

2000:

7,039

-1.2%

-0.7%

-0.4%

2005:

6,733

-4.4%

-4.2%

-0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,726

95.6%

0-to-19:

2,098

29.8%

Black:

8

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,437

20.4%

Hispanic:

245

3.5%

40-to-59:

1,916

27.2%

American Indian:

20

0.3%

60-plus:

1,588

22.6%

Other:

40

0.6%

Median Age:

39.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

12.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.2%

Median Family Income:

$39,541

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.5%

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