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County:

Kearney County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31099

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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:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.48

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,707

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,053

5.2%

2.1%

3.1%

1990:

6,629

-6.0%

-10.6%

4.6%

2000:

6,882

3.8%

3.2%

0.6%

2005:

6,774

-1.6%

-2.1%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,659

96.8%

0-to-19:

1,987

28.9%

Black:

9

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,598

23.2%

Hispanic:

161

2.3%

40-to-59:

1,876

27.3%

American Indian:

9

0.1%

60-plus:

1,421

20.6%

Other:

44

0.6%

Median Age:

38.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

13.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.3%

Median Family Income:

$44,877

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.5%

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