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County:

Perkins County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31135

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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:

1.18

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to 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:

3,423

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,637

6.3%

2.0%

4.3%

1990:

3,367

-7.4%

-10.7%

3.3%

2000:

3,200

-5.0%

-2.2%

-2.7%

2005:

3,057

-4.5%

-3.6%

-0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,090

96.6%

0-to-19:

924

28.9%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

642

20.1%

Hispanic:

74

2.3%

40-to-59:

855

26.7%

American Indian:

8

0.3%

60-plus:

779

24.3%

Other:

27

0.8%

Median Age:

40.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.6%

Median Family Income:

$42,112

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.5%

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