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County:

Hitchcock County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31087

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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:

900

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

12.9

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Irregular Plains

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:

4,051

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,079

0.7%

-2.0%

2.7%

1990:

3,750

-8.1%

-10.5%

2.5%

2000:

3,111

-17.0%

-14.5%

-2.5%

2005:

2,970

-4.5%

-2.6%

-1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,031

97.4%

0-to-19:

817

26.3%

Black:

3

0.1%

20-to-39:

562

18.1%

Hispanic:

44

1.4%

40-to-59:

858

27.6%

American Indian:

7

0.2%

60-plus:

874

28.1%

Other:

26

0.8%

Median Age:

43.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.8%

Median Family Income:

$34,490

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.9%

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