Montezuma County, Colorado

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Montezuma County, Colorado is a county located in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Montezuma County had an official population of 23830 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 25384, It is the 21st largest county by population in the U.S. state of Colorado. The county spans an area of 2039.97 miē (5283.5 kmē), of which, 2036.63 square miles (5274.85 kmē) of it is land and 3.34 square miles (8.65 kmē) of it is water, it is the 20th largest by area in the U.S. state of Colorado.


As of the census of 2000, there were 23830 people in the county, organized into 9201 households, and 6518 families living in the county. The population density was 11.7 people per square mile (4.52/kmē), making it the 29th most densely populated county in Colorado. There were 10497 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2.01/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.54 persons, and the average family size was 3.04 persons. In the Montezuma County, 27.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.1% were 18 to 24, 26.3% were 25 to 44, 25.3% were 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 25384, The racial makeup of the county was 21130 White, 132 Black or African American, 3491 American Indian, 94 Asian, 29 Native Hawaiian, and 508 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32083, making its Colorado's 18th lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $38071, it is 18th poorest county by median family income in Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $17003, it would be the 43rd highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Colorado.

In 2000, 5872 pupils and students, of which 2944 are male and 2928 are female, 24.64% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 360 nursery or pri school, 357 kindergarten, 2934 elementary school, 1498 high school and 723 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	Cortez City	Montezuma County	5.52	5.5	0.02	7977	1449.9	18040	28776
2	Dolores Town	Montezuma County	0.7	0.7	0	857	1225.2	14912	30417
3	Mancos Town	Montezuma County	0.58	0.58	0	1119	1938.4	13946	25223
4	Towaoc Cdp	Montezuma County	3.46	3.46	0	1097	317.4	7531	18405

Year	Population
April 2000 census	23830
April 2000 Estimate	23830
July 2000 Estimate	23865
July 2001 Estimate	23712
July 2002 Estimate	23950
July 2003 Estimate	24252
July 2004 Estimate	24447
July 2005 Estimate	24492
July 2006 Estimate	24928
July 2007 Estimate	25178
July 2008 Estimate	25384

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	242	118	360
Kindergarten	189	168	357
Elementary school	1528	1406	2934
High school	804	694	1498
College or graduate school	181	542	723

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Montezuma County, Colorado	$32083	$38071	$17003
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587