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County:

Van Wert County

State:

Ohio

FIPS Code:

39161

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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:

35,203

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.38

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Flat 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:

29,194

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

30,458

4.3%

-1.5%

5.9%

1990:

30,464

0.0%

-4.7%

4.7%

2000:

29,659

-2.6%

-5.2%

2.6%

2005:

29,154

-1.7%

-2.1%

0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

28,687

96.7%

0-to-19:

8,546

28.8%

Black:

222

0.7%

20-to-39:

7,379

24.9%

Hispanic:

462

1.6%

40-to-59:

7,895

26.6%

American Indian:

31

0.1%

60-plus:

5,839

19.7%

Other:

257

0.9%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

72.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.0%

Median Family Income:

$46,503

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.2%

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