Routt County, Colorado
The Routt County is a county located in the state of Colorado in the midst of the Rocky Mountains. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Steamboat Springs.
Geography
Located in northwest Colorado County, bordered on the north by the U.S. state of Wyoming, in the west behind the current Moffat County is Utah. The county has an area of 6,133 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water surface.
To the west of the county formerly coal was around the village of Hayden and Oak Creek degraded. Many geothermal sources can be found in the county.
History
The Routt County was formed in 1877 from parts of Grand County. Thirty-four years later, in 1911, the western part of Routt County was transferred into a separate County. Since then borders the present Moffat County directly to Utah.
The Routt County is named after John Long Routt, the first and seventh Governor of Colorado.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 19 690 people in the county. There were 7,953 households and 4,779 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 96.90 percent White, 0.13 percent African American, 0.49 percent Native American, 0.39 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.73 percent from other races groups; 1.28 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.22 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 7,953 households out of which 31.1 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 50.6 percent were married couples living together, 5.8 percent were single mothers. 39.9 percent were non-families. 24.4 percent of all households and 3.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.
Based on the county the population was spread from 22.6 percent population under 18 years, 10.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 36.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 5.0 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 116.6 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 53,612, and the median income for a family was $ 61,927. Males have a median income of $ 36,997, women $ 26,576. The per capita income was $ 28,792. 6.1 percent of the population and 2.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. Among them were 5.2 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 7.7 percent of the population aged 65 and over.
Places in Routt County
- Battle Creek
- Clark
- Columbine
- Dunckley
- Elkhead
- Glen Eden
- Haybro
- Hayden
- Keystone
- McGregor
- Milner
- Mount Harris
- Mystic
- Oak Creek
- Pagoda
- Phippsburg
- Steamboat Springs
- Toponas
- Trapper
- Yampa