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County:

Hardin County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17069

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

24.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

27,501

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

64,473

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

9.14

Shawnee NF

27,454

% Water:

1.8

Other

47

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Low Employment

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,914

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,383

9.5%

9.0%

0.6%

1990:

5,189

-3.6%

-1.7%

-2.0%

2000:

4,800

-7.5%

-3.4%

-4.1%

2005:

4,718

-1.7%

0.4%

-2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,554

94.9%

0-to-19:

1,117

23.3%

Black:

132

2.8%

20-to-39:

1,137

23.7%

Hispanic:

51

1.1%

40-to-59:

1,406

29.3%

American Indian:

2

0.0%

60-plus:

1,140

23.8%

Other:

61

1.3%

Median Age:

42.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

26.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

68.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.6%

Median Family Income:

$31,625

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.7%

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