Washington County, Colorado

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Washington County is a one of the county from Colorado's 63 counties, located in Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The population of the county was 4926 as per the 2000 census data. In July 2008, its estimated population was 4497, It is 12th least populous county in Colorado. The county comprises an area of 2524.12 sq mi (6537.44 kmē), of which, 2520.98 square miles (6529.31 kmē) of it is land and 3.13 square miles (8.11 kmē) of it is water, it is the 12th largest by area in the U.S. state of Colorado.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 4926 people, 1989 households, and 1408 families living in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (0.77/kmē), it is the 11th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 2307 housing units at an average density of 0.9 per square mile (0.35/kmē). The average household size was 2.46 people, and the average family size was 2.97 people. The population's age distribution was 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 4497, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.29% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian, 0.09% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.76% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32431, it is the 43rd wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $37287, making it the 14th poorest county by median family income among the Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $17788, it is Colorado's 35th wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1252 pupils and students, of which 49.6% are male and 50.4% are female, 25.42% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.15% nursery or pri school, 5.83% kindergarten, 46.81% elementary school, 29.95% high school and 9.27% 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	Akron Town	Washington County	1.45	1.45	0	1711	1179.3	15772	29420
2	Otis Town	Washington County	0.41	0.41	0	534	1304.8	19719	31333

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4926
April 2000 Estimate	4926
July 2000 Estimate	4942
July 2001 Estimate	4804
July 2002 Estimate	4945
July 2003 Estimate	4894
July 2004 Estimate	4784
July 2005 Estimate	4726
July 2006 Estimate	4681
July 2007 Estimate	4604
July 2008 Estimate	4497

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	51	51	102
Kindergarten	51	22	73
Elementary school	296	290	586
High school	184	191	375
College or graduate school	39	77	116

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Washington County, Colorado	$32431	$37287	$17788
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587