Huerfano County, Colorado

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Huerfano County is one of the 63 county of Colorado, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The population of the county was 7862 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 7938, It is Colorado's 42nd most populous county. It has total area of 1593.24 sq mi (4126.47 square kilometre), of which, 1590.87 square miles (4120.33 square kilometre) of it is land and 2.38 square miles (6.16 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 30th largest by area in the U.S. state of Colorado.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7862 people, 3082 households, and 1920 families residing in the county. The population density was 4.9 people per square mile (1.89/kmē), it would be the 43rd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Colorado. There were 4599 housing units at an average density of 2.9 per square mile (1.12/kmē). The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85. In the Huerfano County, 20.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.3% were 18 to 24, 27.4% were 25 to 44, 27.4% were 45 to 64, and 17% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 118.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.8 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 7938, The racial makeup of the county was 90.1% White, 3.64% Black or African American, 3.44% American Indian, 0.52% Asian, 0.08% Native Hawaiian, and 2.23% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25775, it is the fourth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Colorado. The median income for a family in the county was $32664, it is the fifth poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15242, it is tenth poorest county by per capita income in Colorado.

In 2000, 1747 pupils and students, of which 955 are male and 792 are female, 22.22% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 143 nursery or pri school, 104 kindergarten, 750 elementary school, 495 high school and 255 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	La Veta Town	Huerfano County	1.24	1.24	0	924	747.8	18489	29342
2	Walsenburg City	Huerfano County	2.33	2.33	0	4182	1795.2	11562	22005

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7862
April 2000 Estimate	7862
July 2000 Estimate	7823
July 2001 Estimate	7871
July 2002 Estimate	7926
July 2003 Estimate	7939
July 2004 Estimate	7723
July 2005 Estimate	7775
July 2006 Estimate	7822
July 2007 Estimate	7814
July 2008 Estimate	7938

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	74	69	143
Kindergarten	46	58	104
Elementary school	390	360	750
High school	323	172	495
College or graduate school	122	133	255

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Huerfano County, Colorado	$25775	$32664	$15242
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587