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County:

Garfield County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31071

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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:

4,856

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.05

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

21

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:

2,411

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,363

-2.0%

-0.6%

-1.4%

1990:

2,141

-9.4%

-7.5%

-1.9%

2000:

1,902

-11.2%

-6.4%

-4.7%

2005:

1,816

-4.5%

1.5%

-6.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,867

98.2%

0-to-19:

494

26.0%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

290

15.2%

Hispanic:

19

1.0%

40-to-59:

531

27.9%

American Indian:

4

0.2%

60-plus:

587

30.9%

Other:

12

0.6%

Median Age:

46.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.4%

Median Family Income:

$34,762

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

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