Archuleta County, Colorado

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Archuleta County is a county located in Colorado, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Archuleta County had an official population of 9898 in 2000. Its population was estimated at 12648 in July 2008, It is the 36th largest in terms of population. Its area is just over 1355.48 mi˛ (3510.68 sq km), of which, 1350.22 square miles (3497.05 sq km) of it is land and 5.26 square miles (13.62 sq km) of it is water, makes it the 33rd largest by total area in Colorado.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9898 people, 3980 households, and 2872 families living in the county. The population density was 7.3 people per square mile (2.82/km˛), it is 34th most densely populated county in Colorado. There were 6212 housing units at an average density of 4.6 per square mile (1.78/km˛). The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89. In the county Age distribution was 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 97.3 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 100.5 females. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 12648, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.18% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 1.64% American Indian, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 1.33% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37901, it is the 25th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Colorado. The median income for a family in the county was $43259, making it the 28th highest county by median family income in Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $21683, it would be the 22nd highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Colorado.

In 2000, 2222 pupils and students, of which 53.87% are male and 46.13% are female, 22.45% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.77% nursery or pri school, 6.84% kindergarten, 52.75% elementary school, 29.3% high school and 6.35% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Arboles Cdp	Archuleta County	5.34	5.27	0.07	232	44.1	19384	33125
2	Pagosa Springs Town	Archuleta County	4.41	4.38	0.03	1591	363.1	15355	29469

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9898
April 2000 Estimate	9896
July 2000 Estimate	10038
July 2001 Estimate	10492
July 2002 Estimate	10951
July 2003 Estimate	11166
July 2004 Estimate	11371
July 2005 Estimate	11615
July 2006 Estimate	12103
July 2007 Estimate	12538
July 2008 Estimate	12648

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	66	40	106
Kindergarten	87	65	152
Elementary school	620	552	1172
High school	364	287	651
College or graduate school	60	81	141

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Archuleta County, Colorado	$37901	$43259	$21683
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587