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County:

Phelps County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31137

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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:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.76

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

9,553

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,769

2.3%

-0.3%

2.6%

1990:

9,715

-0.6%

-3.4%

2.8%

2000:

9,747

0.3%

-0.7%

1.0%

2005:

9,449

-3.1%

-2.9%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,418

96.6%

0-to-19:

2,802

28.7%

Black:

10

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,166

22.2%

Hispanic:

220

2.3%

40-to-59:

2,583

26.5%

American Indian:

27

0.3%

60-plus:

2,196

22.5%

Other:

72

0.7%

Median Age:

39.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

18.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

89.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.4%

Median Family Income:

$44,943

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.2%

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