Montezuma County, Colorado
The Montezuma County is a county located in the state of Colorado and is one of the Four Corners. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cortez.
Geography
The County in the extreme southwestern Colorado, on the south by New Mexico, on the west by Utah and has an area of 5284 square kilometers. Of these, 9 square kilometers of water, the largest lake in the County is the McPhee Reservoir. The county is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Dolores County, La Plata County, San Juan County ( New Mexico) and San Juan County ( Utah).
In Montezuma County is also the Mesa Verde National Park, which contains many archaeological sites. The county is also known for the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the United States.
History
Montezuma County has been inhabited for about 600 and in 1100 had an estimated population of 100,000, four times its current population. Between 1200 and 1300, however, most of the settlements had to be abandoned, and the area was inhabited by nomads, until a new settlement occurred around 1870. The Montezuma County was founded in April 1889 from the western part of La Plata County.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 23,830 people in the county. There were 9,201 households and 6,514 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 81.72 percent White, 0.14 percent African Americans, 11.23 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 4.26 percent from other races groups; 2.38 percent were descended from two or more races. 9.50 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 9,201 households out of which 33.3 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.6 percent were single mothers. 29.2 percent were non-families. 24.6 percent of all households and 9.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.04.
Based on the county the population was spread from 27.5 percent population under 18 years, 7.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 13.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 32,083, and the median income for a family was $ 38,071. Males had a median income of $ 30,666, women $ 21,181. The per capita income was $ 17,003. 16.4 percent of the population and 13.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 23.2 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 14.4 percent of the population aged 65 and over.
Places in Montezuma County
- Arriola
- Cortez
- Dolores
- Golconda
- Lebanon
- Lewis
- Mancos
- Mariano
- Millwood
- Pleasant View
- Roundup Junction
- Stapleton
- Stoner
- Towaoc
- Yellow Jacket