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County:

Platte County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31141

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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:

1,040

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.49

% Water:

1.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

26,544

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

28,852

8.7%

-1.2%

9.9%

1990:

29,820

3.4%

-6.7%

10.1%

2000:

31,662

6.2%

-1.5%

7.6%

2005:

31,262

-1.3%

-4.2%

2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

29,126

92.0%

0-to-19:

10,087

31.9%

Black:

93

0.3%

20-to-39:

7,800

24.6%

Hispanic:

2,072

6.5%

40-to-59:

8,196

25.9%

American Indian:

74

0.2%

60-plus:

5,579

17.6%

Other:

297

0.9%

Median Age:

35.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

46.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.2%

Median Family Income:

$47,776

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.4%

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