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County:

Valley County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31175

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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:

3,767

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.1

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

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:

5,783

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,633

-2.6%

-2.4%

-0.2%

1990:

5,169

-8.2%

-9.5%

1.3%

2000:

4,647

-10.1%

-7.0%

-3.1%

2005:

4,402

-5.3%

-3.2%

-2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,531

97.5%

0-to-19:

1,232

26.5%

Black:

2

0.0%

20-to-39:

865

18.6%

Hispanic:

75

1.6%

40-to-59:

1,205

25.9%

American Indian:

15

0.3%

60-plus:

1,345

28.9%

Other:

24

0.5%

Median Age:

43.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

8.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.4%

Median Family Income:

$35,571

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.1%

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