Costilla County, Colorado

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Costilla County, Colorado is a county of the United States of Colorado. The county has a population of 3663 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3232, It is eighth least populous county in Colorado. It has total area of 1230.44 square miles (3186.82 sq km), of which, 1227.1 square miles (3178.17 sq km) of it is land and 3.34 square miles (8.65 sq km) of it is water, it is the 38th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 3663 residents, 1503 households, and 1030 families in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1.16/kmē), making its Colorado's 14th least densely populated county. There were 2202 housing units at an average density of 1.8 per square mile (0.69/kmē). The average household size was 2.44 persons, and the average family size was 2.98 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 3232, The racial makeup of the county was 2953 White, 34 Black or African American, 123 American Indian, 29 Asian, 14 Native Hawaiian, and 79 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $19531, making its Colorado's lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $25509, it is the poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $10748, it is Colorado's poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 908 pupils and students, of which 49.56% are male and 50.44% are female, 24.79% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.26% nursery or pri school, 4.96% kindergarten, 49.01% elementary school, 26.76% high school and 11.01% 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	Blanca Town	Costilla County	1.78	1.78	0	391	219.6	10200	22875
2	Fort Garland Cdp	Costilla County	0.29	0.29	0	432	1514.5	9470	18929
3	San Luis Town	Costilla County	0.48	0.48	0	739	1555.2	8887	14213

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3663
April 2000 Estimate	3663
July 2000 Estimate	3668
July 2001 Estimate	3575
July 2002 Estimate	3557
July 2003 Estimate	3519
July 2004 Estimate	3490
July 2005 Estimate	3361
July 2006 Estimate	3341
July 2007 Estimate	3292
July 2008 Estimate	3232

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	48	27	75
Kindergarten	18	27	45
Elementary school	224	221	445
High school	123	120	243
College or graduate school	37	63	100

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Costilla County, Colorado	$19531	$25509	$10748
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587