Moffat County, Colorado
The Moffat County is a county located in the state of Colorado of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Craig.
In Moffa County is also the major part of Dinosaur National Monument.
Geography
The County in the northwest corner of Colorado is bordered to the north by Wyoming, on the west by Utah and has an area of 12,305 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Sweetwater County, Carbon County, Routt County, Rio Blanco County, Uintah County and Daggett County.
History
Moffat County was established in 1911 from parts of Routt County. The county was named after David H. Moffat, an industrialist from Colorado. Meanwhile Railway Company Denver, Northwestern & Pacific tried to build a route from Denver to Salt Lake City. 1913 finally reached the reorganized railroad Denver & Salt Lake Railroad their final stop Craig. This was less than half of the originally planned route up to Salt Lake City.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 13,184 people in the county. There were 4,983 households and 3,577 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 93.61 percent White, 0.21 percent African American, 0.88 percent Native American, 0.33 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.17 percent from other races groups; 1.77 percent were descended from two or more races. 9.46 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,983 households out of which 38.2 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 8.2 percent were single mothers. 28.2 percent were non-families. 23.6 percent of all households and 8.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05.
Based on the county the population was spread from 28.5 percent population under 18 years, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.9 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 years and 9.4 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 41,528, and the median income for a family was $ 45,511. Males had a median income of $ 37,288, women $ 22,080. The per capita income was $ 18,540. 8.3 percent of the population and 6.9 percent of families are below the poverty line. Among them were 8.3 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 9.3 percent of the population aged 65 and over.
Places in Moffat County
- Axial
- Blue Mountain
- Craig
- Craig South Highlands
- Dinosaur
- Elk Springs
- Greystone
- Hamilton
- Hiawatha
- Iles Grove
- Jack Springs
- Juniper Hot Springs
- Lay
- Loyd
- Massadona
- Maybell
- Powder Wash
- Sunbeam