
Total population (1990 census): 13154
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Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 218 | 20114 | 2035033 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 12 | 716 | 15487 bu | |
| Spring Wheat for Grain | 8 | 554 | 12265 bu | |
| Winter Wheat for Grain | 5 | D | D | |
| Barley | 21 | 914 | 50751 bu | |
| Buckwheat | 3 | 54 | 809 bu | |
| Oats | 127 | 5353 | 282248 bu | |
| Rye | 10 | 199 | 3968 bu | |
| Sunflower | 5 | D | D | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 8 | 684 | 24414 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 15 | 3889 | 66129 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 440 | 33519 | 65887 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 328 | 18443 | 44591 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 49 | 946 | 1149 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 152 | 6114 | 9732 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 158 | 6540 | 8334 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 23 | 1476 | 6248 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 156 | 6714 | 83484 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Potatoes | 6 | 2417 | 906625 bu | |
| Sweet Corn | 6 | D | ||
| Other Vegetables | 3 | 2 | ||
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 14 | D | 504 | 801 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 4 | X | 10 | X |
| Florculture Crops | 6 | D | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 4 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 3 | D | D | 54 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 6 | D | 285 | 6 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.