Bent County, Colorado

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Bent County, Colorado is a county of the United States of Colorado. The county has a population of 5998 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 5902, It is the 16th least populous county in the U.S. state of Colorado. The county extends throughout a territory of 1541.12 sq mi (3991.48 kmē ), of which, 1513.9 square miles (3920.98 kmē) of it is land and 27.22 square miles (70.5 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 31st largest by total area in Colorado. It is ranks third in the size of its inland waterways in Colorado.


As of the census of 2000, there were 5998 people in the county, organized into 2003 households, and 1388 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1.54/kmē), making its Colorado's 17th least densely populated county. There were 2366 housing units at an average density of 1.6 per square mile (0.62/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.53 persons, and the average family size was 3.07 persons. In the county Age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 77.5 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 72.1 females. The July 2008 population estimate is 5902, The racial makeup of the county was 5167 White, 411 Black or African American, 178 American Indian, 47 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 99 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28125, it is Colorado's seventh poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $34096, making it the ninth lowest county by median family income in Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $13567, making its Colorado's fifth lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1547 pupils and students, of which 815 are male and 732 are female, 25.79% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 118 nursery or pri school, 51 kindergarten, 691 elementary school, 455 high school and 232 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	Las Animas City	Bent County	1.29	1.29	0	2758	2134.2	13893	26157

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5998
April 2000 Estimate	5998
July 2000 Estimate	5968
July 2001 Estimate	5768
July 2002 Estimate	5914
July 2003 Estimate	6159
July 2004 Estimate	6213
July 2005 Estimate	6191
July 2006 Estimate	6128
July 2007 Estimate	5869
July 2008 Estimate	5902

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	67	51	118
Kindergarten	20	31	51
Elementary school	326	365	691
High school	264	191	455
College or graduate school	138	94	232

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Bent County, Colorado	$28125	$34096	$13567
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587