El Paso County (Colorado)

The El Paso County [ ˌ ɛlpæsoʊ ] (Spanish for The Mountain Pass ) is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Colorado. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Colorado Springs.

Geography

El Paso County includes the west, the eastern mountains of the Rampart Range, at the transition to the Plains one of the outermost ranges of the Rocky Mountains. At its foot lies the city Colorado Springs, important economic and tourist center of Colorado. South of Colorado Springs along the Fountain Creek are still some small towns, while the east of El Paso is sparsely populated.

It is enclosed in a clockwise direction from the districts Elbert ( North ), Lincoln, Pueblo, Fremont, Teller and Douglas. In the southeast of El Paso comes in addition to the Crowley County without having this a common boundary line.

History

The El Paso County is one of the 17 original administrative units that originated in 1861 on the new Territory of Colorado, but lost in 1899, the western territories to the newly formed plate County.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 516 929 people in the county. There were 192 409 households and 133 916 families. The population density was 94 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 81.19 percent White, 6.51 percent African American, 0.91 percent Native American, 2.53 percent Asian, 0.24 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 4.70 percent from other races groups; 3.91 percent were descended from two or more races. 11.30 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 192 409 households out of which 36.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.6 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers. 30.4 percent were non-families. 23.9 percent of all households and 6.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.11.

Based on the county the population was spread from 27.6 percent population under 18 years, 10.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 32.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 20.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 8.7 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household was $ 46,844, and the median income for a family was $ 53,995. Males had a median income of $ 35,940, women $ 26,252. The per capita income was $ 22,005. 8.0 percent of the population and 5.7 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 10.0 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 6.9 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places in El Paso County

The only major city of El Paso, Colorado Springs. Residential areas that do not have municipal law, but only officially established locations for the census ( census -designated place ) are are shown in italics.

  • Air Force Academy
  • Alta Vista
  • Black Forest
  • Broadmoor
  • Buttes
  • Calhan
  • Cascade
  • Chipita Park
  • Cimarron Hills
  • Colorado Springs
  • Crystola
  • Duffield
  • Eastonville
  • Ellicott
  • Elsmere
  • Falcon
  • Fort Carson
  • Fountain
  • Glen Eyrie
  • Glen Park
  • Gleneagle
  • Green Mountain Falls
  • Handle
  • IvyWild
  • Kelker
  • Knob Hill
  • La Foret
  • Manitou Springs
  • Midway
  • Minnehaha
  • Monument
  • Palmer Lake
  • Papeton
  • Peyton
  • Pikeview
  • Pine Crest
  • Ramah
  • Rock Creek Park
  • Roswell
  • Rush
  • Security
  • Security - Widefield
  • Shirley
  • Skinner
  • Stratmoor
  • Stratmoor Hills
  • Stratton Meadows
  • Truckton
  • Widefield
  • Wigwam
  • Woodmoor
  • Yoder
  • Fountain Creek
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