Yuma County, Colorado

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Yuma County is a county in the United States of Colorado. The county has a population of 9841 as per the 2000 census data. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 9669, It is 38th most populous county in Colorado. The county extends throughout a territory of 2369.1 sq mi (6135.94 sq km ), of which, 2365.79 square miles (6127.37 sq km) of it is land and 3.3 square miles (8.55 sq km) of it is water, it is the 14th largest by area in the U.S. state of Colorado.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9841 people, 3800 households, and 2644 families residing in the county. The population density was 4.2 people per square mile (1.62/kmē), it is the 18th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 4295 housing units at an average density of 1.8 per square mile (0.69/kmē). The average household size was 2.55 persons, and the average family size was 3.13 persons. The population's age distribution was 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. Its population was estimated at 9669 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.44% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 0.42% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 0.85% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33169, it is 38th wealthiest county by median household income in Colorado. The median income for a family in the county was $39814, making it the 41st wealthiest county by median family income among the Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $16005, making it the 14th lowest county by per capita income in Colorado.

In 2000, 2574 pupils and students, of which 1247 are male and 1327 are female, 26.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 190 nursery or pri school, 170 kindergarten, 1283 elementary school, 706 high school and 225 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	Eckley Town	Yuma County	0.47	0.47	0	278	591.7	11194	23500
2	Wray City	Yuma County	2.96	2.96	0	2187	739.6	16547	29052
3	Yuma City	Yuma County	2.44	2.43	0.01	3285	1350.6	14424	30371

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9841
April 2000 Estimate	9841
July 2000 Estimate	9813
July 2001 Estimate	9787
July 2002 Estimate	9703
July 2003 Estimate	9836
July 2004 Estimate	9684
July 2005 Estimate	9638
July 2006 Estimate	9639
July 2007 Estimate	9630
July 2008 Estimate	9669

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	83	107	190
Kindergarten	82	88	170
Elementary school	640	643	1283
High school	342	364	706
College or graduate school	100	125	225

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Yuma County, Colorado	$33169	$39814	$16005
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587