Mesa County, Colorado

Mesa County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Colorado. The administrative center of the county ( County Seat) is located in Grand Junction.

Geography

The County is part of the so-called Western Slopes of Colorado, a region in the west of the state. It is home to the Ute Indians. Interstate 70 leads coming through the County of Utah to Denver. The county is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Garfield County, Pitkin County, Gunnison County, Delta County, Montrose County and Grand County ( Utah).

History

The County was in 1883 removed from the Gunnison County. The name derives from the Spanish mesa (German panel). He comes from the numerous mesas around her.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 116 255 people in the county. There were 45 823 households and 31 572 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 92.34 percent White, 0.46 percent African American, 0.91 percent Native American, 0.53 percent Asian, 0.10 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.67 percent from other races groups; 1.99 percent were descended from two or more races. 10.02 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 45 823 households out of which 31.4 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.3 percent were married couples living together, 9.8 percent were single mothers. 31.1 percent were non-families. 25.1 percent of all households and 10.3 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.

Based on the county the population was spread from 25.0 percent population under 18 years, 9.4 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.2 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 35,864, and the median income for a family was $ 43,009. Males had a median income of $ 32,316, women $ 22,374. The per capita income was $ 18,715. 10.2 percent of the population and 7.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 11.5 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 8.1 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places in Mesa County

Akin
Appleton
Bridgeport
Bridges Switch
Cameo
Clifton
Collbran
De Beque
Durham
Fruita
Fruitvale
Gilsonite
Grand Junction
Heiberger
Highland Park
Johnson's Corner
Kannah
Loma
Mack
Mesa
Mesa Lakes
Molina
Mount Lincoln
Orchard Mesa
Palisade
Pear Park
Plateau City
Redlands
Rhone
Rosevale
Utaline
Whitewater

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