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[CharlesHarris]

A good snapshot of rural America statistics from the US census bureau, my home state of West Virginia:

Source: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/t.../PST045216

I've deleted lots of the garbage and edited to list the info of most interest. For complete summary see the link above.

Population estimates, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 1,831,102
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016, (V2016) -1.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,852,994
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 18.8%
Female persons, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 50.5%
Female persons, percent, April 1, 2010 50.7% 50.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 0.2%
Asian alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a)Z 2%
Two or More Races, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(b)1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 92.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2012-2016 145,171
Foreign born persons, percent, 2012-2016 1.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 886,640
Housing units, April 1, 2010 881,917
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2012-2016 $107,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2012-2016 $977
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2012-2016 $298
Median gross rent, 2012-2016 $658
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2012-2016 739,397
Persons per household, 2012-2016 2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2012-2016 88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2012-2016 2.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 19.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2012-2016 14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.5%
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2012-2016 25.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $42,644
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $24,002
Persons in poverty, percent 17.9%
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 77.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 24,038.21

[jolen]

Hello,

I have a question about the navigation system. I was looking to find a proper tool to navigate in my fields and saw this app Field Navigator bit.ly/2NtEchc maybe you know something about it?

[Mortblanc]

It looks good on paper. If you google it you will find many reviews of the app and it seems to be in great use for agricultural applications.

The main complaint I see is that unless you have the latest and greatest phone the app takes several seconds to relocate itself to the next lane.

[CharlesHarris]

The most modern (expensive) farm machines have internet connectivity and don't need the phone. The agricultural version of General Motors "OnStar" vehicle tracking, alarm and communications system. Neighbor claims if his combine can triangulate between 3 satellites that he can get accurate grid location within ten feet, which is better than his counter-battery artillery was during Desert Storm.

[Mortblanc]

A truly modern farmer!

Out standing in his field!