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County:

Dane County

State:

Wisconsin

FIPS Code:

55025

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

39

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

81,878

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Other

39

% Water:

2.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

290,272

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

323,545

11.5%

3.1%

8.3%

1990:

367,085

13.5%

4.7%

8.8%

2000:

426,526

16.2%

8.7%

7.5%

2005:

458,106

7.4%

3.7%

3.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

372,597

87.4%

0-to-19:

113,156

26.5%

Black:

16,829

3.9%

20-to-39:

147,821

34.7%

Hispanic:

14,387

3.4%

40-to-59:

113,104

26.5%

American Indian:

1,198

0.3%

60-plus:

52,445

12.3%

Other:

21,515

5.0%

Median Age:

33.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

354.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

92.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

40.6%

Median Family Income:

$62,964

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.0%

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