Crowley County, Colorado

---

Crowley County is a one of the county from Colorado's 63 counties, located in Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Crowley County had an official population of 5518 in 2000. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 6332, It is the 17th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Colorado. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 800.33 square miles (2072.85 kmē), of which, 788.99 square miles (2043.47 kmē) of it is land and 11.34 square miles (29.37 kmē) of it is water, it is the 15th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is ranks eighth in the size of its inland waterways in Colorado.


As of the census of 2000, there were 5518 people in the county, organized into 1358 households, and 958 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (2.7/kmē), giving it the 35th most densely populated county among the Colorado. There were 1542 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (0.77/kmē). The average household size was 2.59 people, and the average family size was 3.12 people. In the Crowley County, 18.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.9% were 18 to 24, 39.6% were 25 to 44, 20.8% were 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 205.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 240.9 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 6332, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 84.84% White, 9.82% Black or African American, 3.13% American Indian, 1.11% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 1.09% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26803, making its Colorado's fifth lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $32162, it is the fourth poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $12836, it is third poorest county by per capita income in Colorado.

In 2000, 1362 pupils and students, of which 64.17% are male and 35.83% are female, 24.68% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.55% nursery or pri school, 3.45% kindergarten, 38.91% elementary school, 25.92% high school and 27.17% 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	Crowley Town	Crowley County	0.26	0.26	0	187	730.6	11119	30313
2	Olney Springs Town	Crowley County	0.23	0.23	0	389	1673.6	13554	25536
3	Ordway Town	Crowley County	0.77	0.77	0	1248	1613.4	14334	23967
4	Sugar City Town	Crowley County	0.38	0.38	0	279	724.9	12564	25208

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5518
April 2000 Estimate	5518
July 2000 Estimate	5533
July 2001 Estimate	5682
July 2002 Estimate	5793
July 2003 Estimate	5629
July 2004 Estimate	5922
July 2005 Estimate	5944
July 2006 Estimate	6223
July 2007 Estimate	6620
July 2008 Estimate	6332

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	27	35	62
Kindergarten	22	25	47
Elementary school	299	231	530
High school	235	118	353
College or graduate school	291	79	370

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Crowley County, Colorado	$26803	$32162	$12836
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587