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County:

Chase County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31029

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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:

500

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.63

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or 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:

4,129

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,758

15.2%

10.8%

4.5%

1990:

4,381

-7.9%

-12.3%

4.4%

2000:

4,068

-7.1%

-5.8%

-1.4%

2005:

3,866

-5.0%

-4.0%

-1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,900

95.9%

0-to-19:

1,107

27.2%

Black:

7

0.2%

20-to-39:

801

19.7%

Hispanic:

139

3.4%

40-to-59:

1,121

27.6%

American Indian:

3

0.1%

60-plus:

1,039

25.5%

Other:

19

0.5%

Median Age:

41.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.6%

Median Family Income:

$39,225

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.9%

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