Huerfano County, Colorado

The Huerfano County (of Spanish Huérfano, Orphan ') is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Walsenburg.

History

Huerfano County is one of the 17 original administrative units that originated in 1861 on the new Territory of Colorado. 1866 a large part of the county to the Las Animas County was spun. Temporary (1870 ) was spun off another part and with the reserves of the Cheyenne and Arapaho for Greenwood County. Already in 1874, the County was again entgliedert and the then County Bent and Douglas slammed. The county is named after the Huerfano river ( the orphans).

Geography

In the County created on 1 January 2000 Spanish Peaks Wilderness is a 72.3 -square-kilometer area, which is located south of Walsenburg. The two Spanish Peaks ( the West Spanish Peak, 4,153 meters, and the East Spanish Peak, 3,866 meters) rise above the dry plains. In the Wilderness Area, a region administered by the U.S. government, the use of motorized equipment is largely prohibited alone minimally invasive activities are permitted. However, the hunting and fishing tourism is quite possible. The county is surrounded by the counties in northeast Pueblo, Las Animas to the east and south, Costilla in the southwest, Alamosa in the West, Saguache in the northwest and Custer in the North clockwise.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 7,862 people in the county. There were 3,082 households and 1,920 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 80.96 percent White, 2.75 percent African American, 2.70 percent Native American, 0.39 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 9.41 percent from other races groups; 3.71 percent were descended from two or more races. 35.14 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,082 households out of which 25.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers. 37.7 percent were non-families. 32.8 percent of all households and 14.1 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85.

Based on the county the population was spread from 20.9 percent population under 18 years, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 27.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 17.0 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 118.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.8 males.

The median income for a household was $ 25,775, and the median income for a family was $ 32,664. Males have a median income of $ 24,209, women $ 21,048. The per capita income was $ 15,242. 18.0 percent of the population and 14.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 23.7 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 11.9 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places in Huerfano County

Alamo
Apache City
Badito
Bradford
Chama
Codo
Cuchara
Cuchara Junction
Delcarbon
Farisita
Gardner
La Veta
La Veta Pass
Lascar
Malachite
Monson
Muleshoe
Occidental
Pictou
Pryor
Red Wing
Rouse
Strong
Tioga
Walsenburg

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