Phillips County, Colorado

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Phillips County, Colorado is a county of the United States of Colorado. Phillips County had an official population of 4480 in 2000. The July 2008 population estimate is 4477, It is the 11th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Colorado. The county spans an area of 687.74 mi˛ (1781.24 square kilometre), of which, 687.62 square miles (1780.93 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Colorado's tenth smallest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 4480 people in the county, organized into 1781 households, and 1239 families living in the county. The population density was 6.5 people per square mile (2.51/km˛), it is the 40th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 2014 housing units at an average density of 2.9 per square mile (1.12/km˛). The average household size was 2.47 people, and the average family size was 3.01 people. The population's age distribution was 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 4477, The racial makeup of the county was 97.45% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.96% American Indian, 0.38% Asian, 0.11% 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 $32177, making it the 19th lowest county by median household income in Colorado. The median income for a family in the county was $38144, making its Colorado's 19th lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16394, it is Colorado's 17th poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1133 pupils and students, of which 598 are male and 535 are female, 25.29% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 112 nursery or pri school, 87 kindergarten, 538 elementary school, 280 high school and 116 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	Haxtun Town	Phillips County	0.5	0.5	0	982	1963	16370	30625
2	Holyoke City	Phillips County	1.74	1.74	0	2261	1300.3	15697	30984
3	Paoli Town	Phillips County	0.3	0.3	0	42	138.3	14947	32500

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4480
April 2000 Estimate	4480
July 2000 Estimate	4457
July 2001 Estimate	4472
July 2002 Estimate	4523
July 2003 Estimate	4449
July 2004 Estimate	4518
July 2005 Estimate	4515
July 2006 Estimate	4492
July 2007 Estimate	4464
July 2008 Estimate	4477

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	38	74	112
Kindergarten	64	23	87
Elementary school	268	270	538
High school	158	122	280
College or graduate school	70	46	116

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Phillips County, Colorado	$32177	$38144	$16394
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587