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County:

Sherman County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31163

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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:

1,900

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

12.78

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open Hills

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:

4,725

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,226

-10.6%

-12.0%

1.5%

1990:

3,718

-12.0%

-11.4%

-0.7%

2000:

3,318

-10.8%

-7.5%

-3.3%

2005:

3,112

-6.3%

-5.1%

-1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,253

98.0%

0-to-19:

874

26.3%

Black:

2

0.1%

20-to-39:

618

18.6%

Hispanic:

34

1.0%

40-to-59:

883

26.6%

American Indian:

4

0.1%

60-plus:

943

28.4%

Other:

25

0.8%

Median Age:

43.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.8%

Median Family Income:

$34,821

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.0%

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