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County:

Garden County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31069

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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:

5.24

% Water:

1.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

74

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:

2,929

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,802

-4.3%

-3.0%

-1.4%

1990:

2,460

-12.2%

-10.6%

-1.6%

2000:

2,292

-6.8%

2.3%

-9.2%

2005:

1,997

-12.9%

-7.3%

-5.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,230

97.3%

0-to-19:

544

23.7%

Black:

2

0.1%

20-to-39:

401

17.5%

Hispanic:

33

1.4%

40-to-59:

638

27.8%

American Indian:

6

0.3%

60-plus:

709

30.9%

Other:

21

0.9%

Median Age:

45.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.2%

Median Family Income:

$32,546

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.8%

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