Kiowa County, Colorado

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Kiowa County is a one of the county from Colorado's 63 counties, located in Western Region (Mountain) of United States. According to the latest population census dating back to 2000, the Kiowa County is home to 1622 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 1321, It is the third smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Colorado. Its area is just over 1785.76 sq mi (4625.1 square kilometre), of which, 1770.99 square miles (4586.84 square kilometre) of it is land and 14.76 square miles (38.23 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 24th largest by total area in Colorado. It is ranks sixth in the size of its inland waterways in Colorado.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1622 people, 665 households, and 452 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.9 people per square mile (0.35/kmē), giving it the third least densely populated county among the Colorado. There were 817 housing units at an average density of 0.5 per square mile (0.19/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.4 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1321, The racial makeup of the county was 1281 White, 8 Black or African American, 22 American Indian, 2 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 7 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30494, it is 13th poorest county by median household income in Colorado. The median income for a family in the county was $35536, it is 11th poorest county by median family income in Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $16382, making it the 16th lowest county by per capita income in Colorado.

In 2000, 425 pupils and students, of which 52.24% are male and 47.76% are female, 26.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.24% nursery or pri school, 5.65% kindergarten, 40.94% elementary school, 33.65% high school and 11.53% 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	Eads Town	Kiowa County	0.47	0.47	0	747	1579.7	16944	27024
2	Haswell Town	Kiowa County	0.84	0.84	0	84	99.8	15638	30938
3	Sheridan Lake Town	Kiowa County	0.32	0.32	0	66	203.5	9981	23750

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1622
April 2000 Estimate	1622
July 2000 Estimate	1614
July 2001 Estimate	1535
July 2002 Estimate	1485
July 2003 Estimate	1453
July 2004 Estimate	1394
July 2005 Estimate	1385
July 2006 Estimate	1369
July 2007 Estimate	1332
July 2008 Estimate	1321

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	24	11	35
Kindergarten	11	13	24
Elementary school	88	86	174
High school	81	62	143
College or graduate school	18	31	49

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Kiowa County, Colorado	$30494	$35536	$16382
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587