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County:

Dewey County

State:

Oklahoma

FIPS Code:

40043

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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:

20,700

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.51

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

36

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to 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:

5,656

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,922

4.7%

5.4%

-0.7%

1990:

5,551

-6.3%

-7.7%

1.5%

2000:

4,743

-14.6%

-7.0%

-7.6%

2005:

4,568

-3.7%

-0.4%

-3.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,299

90.6%

0-to-19:

1,241

26.2%

Black:

6

0.1%

20-to-39:

911

19.2%

Hispanic:

127

2.7%

40-to-59:

1,343

28.3%

American Indian:

214

4.5%

60-plus:

1,248

26.3%

Other:

97

2.0%

Median Age:

42.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.6%

Median Family Income:

$36,114

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.4%

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