Jackson County, Colorado

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Jackson County, Colorado is a county located in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 1577 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 1346, It is fourth least populous county in Colorado. It has total area of 1620.95 miē (4198.24 kmē), of which, 1613.21 square miles (4178.19 kmē) of it is land and 7.74 square miles (20.05 kmē) of it is water, it is the 29th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 1577 people in the county, organized into 661 households, and 443 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0.39/kmē), making its Colorado's fourth least densely populated county. There were 1145 housing units at an average density of 0.7 per square mile (0.27/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.37 persons, and the average family size was 2.91 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 1346, The racial makeup of the county was 97.62% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 1.04% American Indian, 0.07% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.89% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31821, it is Colorado's 15th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $37361, it is the 15th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17826, it is the 34th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 367 pupils and students, of which 42.23% are male and 57.77% are female, 23.27% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 10.35% nursery or pri school, 5.72% kindergarten, 45.78% elementary school, 31.06% high school and 7.08% 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	Walden Town	Jackson County	0.34	0.34	0	734	2166.9	16964	29313

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1577
April 2000 Estimate	1577
July 2000 Estimate	1576
July 2001 Estimate	1523
July 2002 Estimate	1523
July 2003 Estimate	1497
July 2004 Estimate	1465
July 2005 Estimate	1424
July 2006 Estimate	1397
July 2007 Estimate	1376
July 2008 Estimate	1346

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	16	22	38
Kindergarten	8	13	21
Elementary school	73	95	168
High school	51	63	114
College or graduate school	7	19	26

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Jackson County, Colorado	$31821	$37361	$17826
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587