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County:

Kiowa County

State:

Oklahoma

FIPS Code:

40075

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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:

2.96

% Water:

1.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

37

Mean July Temp:

83

Topography:

Low Mountain Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with 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:

12,532

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

12,711

1.4%

2.8%

-1.4%

1990:

11,347

-10.7%

-10.8%

0.1%

2000:

10,227

-9.9%

-5.6%

-4.2%

2005:

9,848

-3.7%

-1.2%

-2.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

8,234

80.5%

0-to-19:

2,756

26.9%

Black:

466

4.6%

20-to-39:

2,213

21.6%

Hispanic:

689

6.7%

40-to-59:

2,658

26.0%

American Indian:

607

5.9%

60-plus:

2,600

25.4%

Other:

231

2.3%

Median Age:

40.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

10.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.8%

Median Family Income:

$34,654

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.0%

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