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County:

Chippewa County

State:

Wisconsin

FIPS Code:

55017

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

232,585

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

3.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

12

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

47,717

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

52,127

9.2%

1.6%

7.7%

1990:

52,360

0.4%

-6.3%

6.7%

2000:

55,195

5.4%

2.8%

2.6%

2005:

59,950

8.6%

7.1%

1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

53,831

97.5%

0-to-19:

16,063

29.1%

Black:

85

0.2%

20-to-39:

13,795

25.0%

Hispanic:

289

0.5%

40-to-59:

15,054

27.3%

American Indian:

168

0.3%

60-plus:

10,283

18.6%

Other:

822

1.5%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

54.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.7%

Median Family Income:

$46,460

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.9%

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