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County:

McPherson County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31117

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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:

2,500

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.07

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open Hills

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:

623

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

593

-4.8%

-10.9%

6.1%

1990:

546

-7.9%

-13.2%

5.2%

2000:

533

-2.4%

-4.7%

2.3%

2005:

507

-4.9%

-7.2%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

518

97.2%

0-to-19:

161

30.2%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

100

18.8%

Hispanic:

8

1.5%

40-to-59:

149

28.0%

American Indian:

0

0.0%

60-plus:

123

23.1%

Other:

7

1.3%

Median Age:

40.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

22.2%

Median Family Income:

$31,250

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.0%

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