Custer County (Colorado)
Custer County [ kʌstɚ ] is a ( County) in the southern part of the U.S. state of Colorado. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Westcliffe.
- 3.1 Places in Custer County
Geography
The County is located south of the Arkansas amid the fracturing of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range and is surrounded by the districts of Fremont to the north, in the east of Pueblo, Huerfano and Saguache in the south to the west. Custer County in southern Colorado includes the mountainous area south of the Arkansas and northeast of the San Luis Valley. The only urbanized region, the two adjacent and relatively centrally located towns of Silver Cliff and Westcliffe in mountain valley between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Wet Mountains on 2,400 meters above sea level. On the western border, where the highest peaks of the Sangre de Cristo represent the county line to Saguache in the San Luis Valley lies the Crestone Needle - with 4325 meters highest point Custers. In the east, Custer has shares in the San Isabel National Forest.
Mountains
The Custer County is completely bounded on the east by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, where lie within the district boundaries more than 20 four-thousand. In parentheses is the height in meters.
History
Custer County was in 1877 out of the southern part of Fremont County and is since then in its original boundaries. With his name the district honors the U.S. General George Armstrong Custer, who died a few months before the establishment of the administrative unit.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 3,503 people in the county. There were 1,480 households and 1,077 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 95.89 percent White, 0.37 percent Black or African American, 1.11 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, and 0.71 percent from other races; 1.63 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.51 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,480 households out of which 25.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 64.6 percent were married couples living together, 5.4 percent were single mothers. 27.2 percent were non-families. 23.8 percent of all households and 7.9 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.77.
Based on the county the population was spread from 22.5 percent population under 18 years, 4.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 23.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 35.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 14.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household was $ 34,731, and the median income for a family was $ 41,198. Males have a median income of $ 32,460, women $ 20,868. The per capita income was $ 19,817. 13.3 percent of the population and 9.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 20.1 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 12.6 percent of the population aged 65 and over.
Places in Custer County
Besides the two small towns of Silver Cliff and Westcliffe two smaller settlements have formed in Custer, who do not have the status of a city, but only officially established locations for the census ( census -designated place ) are.
- Cold Spring
- Fairview
- Greenwood
- Hillside
- McKenzie Junction
- Querida
- Rosita
- San Isabel
- Silver Cliff
- Tanglewood Acres
- Westcliffe
- Wetmore