Costilla County, Colorado

Costilla County [ kəsti jə ː ] is a ( County) in the south of the U.S. state of Colorado. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat), San Luis.

Geography

Costilla County is one of the 16 original counties of Colorado, named after the river, and is located at the junction of the San Luis Valley to the mountain chain Sangre de Cristo ( Blood of Christ). To the west of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) forms - with over 3,000 kilometers of one of the longest rivers in North America - a natural border with the neighboring Conejos. Furthermore Costilla borders from north to east by the districts of Alamosa, Huerfano and Las Animas and on neumexikanischer page to Taos and Colfax.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 3,663 people in the county. There were 1,503 households and 1,029 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 60.91 percent White, 0.79 percent African American, 2.48 percent Native American, 1.01 percent Asian, 0.14 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 29.46 percent from other races groups; 5.21 percent were descended from two or more races. 67.59 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,503 households out of which 28.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.6 percent were married couples living together, 11.3 percent were single mothers. 31.5 percent were non-families. 28.1 percent of all households and 11.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.

Based on the county the population was spread from 25.0 percent population under 18 years, 6.6 percent between 18 and 24 years, 23.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 28.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 19,531, and the median income for a family was $ 25,509. Males have a median income of $ 22,390, women $ 16,121. The per capita income was $ 10,748. 26.8 percent of the population and 21.3 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 32.4 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 23.3 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places

Blanca
Chama
Eastdale
Fir
Fort Garland
Garcia
Jaroso
La Valley
La Veta Pass
Los Fuertes
Mesita
Russell
San Acacio
San Luis
San Pablo
San Pedro
Viejo San Acacio

Rio Grande ( border river to Conejos County)

Mountains

The district Costilla is completely traversed the west by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, where lie within the district boundaries more than a dozen four-thousand. In parentheses is the height in meters.

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