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County:

Rock County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31149

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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:

17,975

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.32

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or 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:

2,231

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,383

6.8%

2.8%

4.0%

1990:

2,019

-15.3%

-19.9%

4.6%

2000:

1,756

-13.0%

-10.7%

-2.4%

2005:

1,567

-10.8%

-8.6%

-2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,735

98.8%

0-to-19:

447

25.5%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

336

19.1%

Hispanic:

9

0.5%

40-to-59:

501

28.5%

American Indian:

6

0.3%

60-plus:

472

26.9%

Other:

6

0.3%

Median Age:

43.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.2%

Median Family Income:

$29,917

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.7%

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