Las Animas County, Colorado

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Las Animas County is one of the 63 county of Colorado, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The population of the county was 15207 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 16048, It is the 29th most populous county in the U.S. state of Colorado. The county spans an area of 4775.42 mi˛ (12368.28 square kilometre), of which, 4772.63 square miles (12361.05 square kilometre) of it is land and 2.79 square miles (7.23 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the largest by area in the U.S. state of Colorado.


As of the census of 2000, there were 15207 people in the county, organized into 6173 households, and 4095 families residing in the county. The population density was 3.2 people per square mile (1.24/km˛), it would be the 15th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Colorado. There were 7629 housing units at an average density of 1.6 per square mile (0.62/km˛). The 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 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 18% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 16048, The racial makeup of the county was 14876 White, 246 Black or African American, 507 American Indian, 110 Asian, 34 Native Hawaiian, and 275 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28273, it would be the eighth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Colorado. The median income for a family in the county was $34072, making its Colorado's eighth lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16829, it is the 19th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 3954 pupils and students, of which 1993 are male and 1961 are female, 26% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 253 nursery or pri school, 181 kindergarten, 1779 elementary school, 856 high school and 885 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	Aguilar Town	Las Animas County	0.39	0.39	0	593	1508.8	11249	23750
2	Branson Town	Las Animas County	0.25	0.25	0	77	309.6	14933	24583
3	Cokedale Town	Las Animas County	0.2	0.2	0	139	685	15503	23958
4	Kim Town	Las Animas County	0.31	0.31	0	65	211.3	16343	25938
5	Starkville Town	Las Animas County	0.1	0.1	0	128	1245.1	14297	42708
6	Trinidad City	Las Animas County	6.31	6.31	0	9078	1439.4	17271	26681

Year	Population
April 2000 census	15207
April 2000 Estimate	15207
July 2000 Estimate	15276
July 2001 Estimate	15125
July 2002 Estimate	15459
July 2003 Estimate	15738
July 2004 Estimate	15606
July 2005 Estimate	15629
July 2006 Estimate	15796
July 2007 Estimate	15944
July 2008 Estimate	16048

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	153	100	253
Kindergarten	81	100	181
Elementary school	893	886	1779
High school	486	370	856
College or graduate school	380	505	885

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Las Animas County, Colorado	$28273	$34072	$16829
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587