Cheyenne County (Colorado)

Cheyenne County [ ʃaɪɛn ] is an administrative unit ( county ) in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Colorado. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cheyenne Wells.

Geography

The county is surrounded by the Kit Carson County in the north, Lincoln in the west and Kiowa to the south, while to the east runs the border with Kansas and there connect the districts of Wallace and Greeley.

Cheyenne is populated extremely thin. In an area that is so great in some, such as the Ruhr, just live a little more than 2000 inhabitants.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 2,231 people in the county. There were 880 households, and 602 families. The population density was 0.3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 92.87 percent White, 0.49 percent African American, 0.76 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.00 percent Pacific Islander residents from the and 5.11 percent from other races groups; 0.63 percent were descended from two or more races. 8.11 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 880 households out of which 34.1 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.3 percent were married couples living together, 5.7 percent were single mothers. 31.5 percent were non-families. 29.0 percent of all households and 12.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.12.

Based on the county the population was spread from 28.8 percent population under 18 years, 7.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 37,054, and the median income for a family was $ 44,394. Males have a median income of $ 32,250, women $ 19,286. The per capita income was $ 17,850. 11.1 percent of the population and 8.7 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 12.9 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 10.9 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Others

In the Media Cheyenne County came in October 2013, when it became known that a majority of the population voted for secession from Colorado and formation of a 51st state, due to the rejection of stricter gun laws.

Places

  • Arapahoe
  • Aroya
  • Cheyenne Wells
  • Fort Big Spring
  • Kit Carson
  • Mount Pearl
  • Old Wells
  • Wild Horse
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