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County:

Wheeler County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31183

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

26.56

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

21

Mean July Temp:

74

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:

1,051

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,060

0.9%

-6.7%

7.5%

1990:

948

-10.6%

-23.2%

12.6%

2000:

886

-6.5%

-12.5%

6.0%

2005:

820

-7.4%

-7.6%

0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

878

99.1%

0-to-19:

280

31.6%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

157

17.7%

Hispanic:

5

0.6%

40-to-59:

246

27.8%

American Indian:

2

0.2%

60-plus:

203

22.9%

Other:

1

0.1%

Median Age:

40.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

90.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.9%

Median Family Income:

$33,750

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.4%

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