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County:

Darke County

State:

Ohio

FIPS Code:

39037

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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:

29,835

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.53

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

49,141

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

55,096

12.1%

4.8%

7.4%

1990:

53,619

-2.7%

-7.6%

4.9%

2000:

53,309

-0.6%

-3.9%

3.3%

2005:

52,983

-0.6%

-1.5%

0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

52,046

97.6%

0-to-19:

15,328

28.8%

Black:

204

0.4%

20-to-39:

13,405

25.1%

Hispanic:

457

0.9%

40-to-59:

14,093

26.4%

American Indian:

81

0.2%

60-plus:

10,483

19.7%

Other:

521

1.0%

Median Age:

37.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

88.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.1%

Median Family Income:

$45,735

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.0%

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