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County:

Defiance County

State:

Ohio

FIPS Code:

39039

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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:

13,949

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.38

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

36,949

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

39,987

8.2%

-2.4%

10.7%

1990:

39,350

-1.6%

-9.4%

7.8%

2000:

39,500

0.4%

-4.7%

5.1%

2005:

39,112

-1.0%

-3.6%

2.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

35,471

89.8%

0-to-19:

11,700

29.6%

Black:

657

1.7%

20-to-39:

10,050

25.4%

Hispanic:

2,857

7.2%

40-to-59:

11,019

27.9%

American Indian:

76

0.2%

60-plus:

6,731

17.0%

Other:

439

1.1%

Median Age:

36.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

96.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.3%

Median Family Income:

$50,876

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.5%

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