Lake County, Colorado

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Lake County is a county located in the United States of Colorado. It is home to over 7812 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the estimated population was 7994, making it Colorado's 41st largest county. The county spans an area of 383.9 sq mi (994.3 kmē), of which, 376.89 square miles (976.14 kmē) of it is land and 7.01 square miles (18.16 kmē) of it is water, it is the third smallest by area in the U.S. state of Colorado.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 7812 residents, 2977 households, and 1915 families in the county. The population density was 20.7 people per square mile (7.99/kmē), it is Colorado's 22nd most densely populated county. There were 3913 housing units at an average density of 10.4 per square mile (4.02/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.59 persons, and the average family size was 3.15 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 26.9% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 115.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.7 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 7994, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 95.62% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 2.05% American Indian, 0.68% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 1.29% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37691, it is Colorado's 27th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $41652, it would be the 35th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $18524, it is 32nd wealthiest county by per capita income in Colorado.

In 2000, 2047 pupils and students, of which 1057 are male and 990 are female, 26.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 123 nursery or pri school, 118 kindergarten, 999 elementary school, 404 high school and 403 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	Leadville City	Lake County	1.06	1.06	0	2821	2659.5	20607	36714
2	Leadville North Cdp	Lake County	2.56	2.56	0	1942	759.1	19847	40027

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7812
April 2000 Estimate	7812
July 2000 Estimate	7822
July 2001 Estimate	7812
July 2002 Estimate	7781
July 2003 Estimate	7645
July 2004 Estimate	7650
July 2005 Estimate	7606
July 2006 Estimate	7634
July 2007 Estimate	7841
July 2008 Estimate	7994

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	53	70	123
Kindergarten	82	36	118
Elementary school	518	481	999
High school	191	213	404
College or graduate school	213	190	403

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lake County, Colorado	$37691	$41652	$18524
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587