Elbert County, Colorado

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Elbert County is a county located in the United States of Colorado. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 19872 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 22929, It is 23rd most populous county in Colorado. It is spread over 1850.89 sq mi (4793.78 square kilometre), of which, 1850.78 square miles (4793.5 square kilometre ) of it is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 22nd largest by total area among Colorado's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 19872 people in the county, organized into 6770 households, and 5655 families living in the county. The population density was 10.7 people per square mile (4.13/kmē), it is 31st most densely populated county in Colorado. There were 7113 housing units at an average density of 3.8 per square mile (1.47/kmē). The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.19. In the county the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 99.4 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 100.1 females. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 22929, The racial makeup of the county was 95.91% White, 1.12% Black or African American, 0.64% American Indian, 0.66% Asian, 0.08% Native Hawaiian, and 1.59% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $62480, it is the third highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Colorado. The median income for a family in the county was $66740, it is the seventh highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $24960, it is the 14th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 5926 pupils and students, of which 49.92% are male and 50.08% are female, 29.82% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.67% nursery or pri school, 5.43% kindergarten, 50.35% elementary school, 26.49% high school and 11.05% 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	Elizabeth Town	Elbert County	0.86	0.86	0	1434	1670.6	18902	49596
2	Kiowa Town	Elbert County	0.49	0.49	0	581	1190.3	17885	40809
3	Ponderosa Park Cdp	Elbert County	14.77	14.77	0	3112	210.7	25673	70192
4	Simla Town	Elbert County	0.54	0.54	0	663	1222.3	13099	31382

Year	Population
April 2000 census	19872
April 2000 Estimate	19872
July 2000 Estimate	20098
July 2001 Estimate	21169
July 2002 Estimate	21786
July 2003 Estimate	21961
July 2004 Estimate	22150
July 2005 Estimate	22388
July 2006 Estimate	22648
July 2007 Estimate	22656
July 2008 Estimate	22929

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	207	188	395
Kindergarten	161	161	322
Elementary school	1520	1464	2984
High school	788	782	1570
College or graduate school	282	373	655

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Elbert County, Colorado	$62480	$66740	$24960
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587