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County:

Sheridan County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31161

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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:

20,003

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.99

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

72

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:

7,285

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,544

3.6%

-0.5%

4.1%

1990:

6,750

-10.5%

-13.8%

3.3%

2000:

6,198

-8.2%

-5.6%

-2.6%

2005:

5,668

-8.6%

-7.6%

-1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,430

87.6%

0-to-19:

1,735

28.0%

Black:

3

0.0%

20-to-39:

1,153

18.6%

Hispanic:

91

1.5%

40-to-59:

1,676

27.0%

American Indian:

554

8.9%

60-plus:

1,634

26.4%

Other:

120

1.9%

Median Age:

42.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.2%

Median Family Income:

$35,167

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.0%

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