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County:

Ellis County

State:

Oklahoma

FIPS Code:

40045

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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:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.63

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

80

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:

5,129

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,596

9.1%

8.4%

0.7%

1990:

4,497

-19.6%

-20.6%

1.0%

2000:

4,075

-9.4%

-5.8%

-3.6%

2005:

3,963

-2.8%

-0.5%

-2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,864

94.8%

0-to-19:

990

24.3%

Black:

2

0.0%

20-to-39:

755

18.5%

Hispanic:

106

2.6%

40-to-59:

1,180

29.0%

American Indian:

46

1.1%

60-plus:

1,150

28.2%

Other:

57

1.4%

Median Age:

45.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.2%

Median Family Income:

$33,750

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.2%

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