Yuma County (Colorado)

Yuma County is a county located in the northeast of the U.S. state of Colorado. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Wray. The county is named after the Yuma. The Yuma move now more in the area between California and Arizona.

Geography

The County is bordered on the east by the U.S. states of Nebraska ( Dundy County) and at Kansas (Cheyenne County). In Colorado, these are - starting with the south - Kit Carson County, Washington County, Logan County and Phillips County.

The population of the county is distributed mainly to the cities and towns Yuma, Wray and Eckley.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 9,841 people in the county. There were 3,800 households and 2,644 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 94.17 percent White, 0.11 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.07 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 4.14 percent from other races groups; 1.21 percent were descended from two or more races. 12.88 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,800 households out of which 33.3 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.6 percent were married couples living together, 6.8 percent were single mothers. 30.4 percent were non-families. 27.4 percent of all households and 13.3 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.13.

Based on the county the population was spread out 28.3 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.3 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household was $ 33,169, and the median income for a family was $ 39,814. Males had a median income of $ 26,124, women $ 18,578. The per capita income was $ 16,005. 12.9 percent of the population and 8.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 15.5 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 10.7 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places in the Yuma County

  • Alvin
  • Beecher Iceland
  • Clarksville
  • Eckley
  • Hale
  • Strong Heart
  • Idalia
  • Joes
  • Kirk
  • Laird
  • Robb
  • Schramm
  • Vernon
  • Wauneta
  • Wray
  • Yuma
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