Population Change in the Great Plains A History of Prolonged Decline

Richard Rathge and Paula Highman

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1998, vol. 13, issue 01

Abstract: Agricultural restructuring has dramatically redistributed population in the Great Plains. The region’s few counties with large urban centers have grown while the majority of counties, mostly rural, have declined. Prolonged outmigration of young families has distorted the age distribution in many counties and further perpetuated population loss by creating high proportions of elderly and by increasing natural decline.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289739

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