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County:

Thayer County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31169

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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:

4,200

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.99

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular Plains

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:

7,779

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,582

-2.5%

-0.7%

-1.9%

1990:

6,635

-12.5%

-10.8%

-1.7%

2000:

6,055

-8.7%

-3.2%

-5.6%

2005:

5,436

-10.2%

-6.8%

-3.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,942

98.1%

0-to-19:

1,582

26.1%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

1,081

17.9%

Hispanic:

61

1.0%

40-to-59:

1,599

26.4%

American Indian:

15

0.2%

60-plus:

1,793

29.6%

Other:

36

0.6%

Median Age:

44.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

10.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.0%

Median Family Income:

$38,346

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.6%

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