San Miguel County, Colorado

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San Miguel County Courthouse
San Miguel County Courthouse
administration
US state : Colorado
Administrative headquarters : Telluride
Foundation : 1883
Made up from: Ouray County
Demographics
Residents : 7359  (2010)
Population density : 2.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3337 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of San Miguel County within Colorado
Website : www.sanmiguelcounty.org

The San Miguel County is a county in the state of Colorado of the United States . The county seat is Telluride .

geography

The county in southwest Colorado borders Utah to the west and has an area of ​​3,337 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Montrose County , Ouray County , San Juan County, Colorado , Dolores County, and San Juan County, Utah .

history

San Miguel County was formed from parts of Ouray County on February 27, 1883 .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 2909 -
1900 5379 84.9%
1910 4700 -12.6%
1920 5281 12.4%
1930 2184 -58.6%
1940 3664 67.8%
1950 2693 -26.5%
1960 2944 9.3%
1970 1949 -33.8%
1980 3192 63.8%
1990 3653 14.4%
2000 6594 80.5%
2010 7359 11.6%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid of San Miguel County (as of 2000)
The Bridal Veil Falls

According to the 2000 census , the county had 6,594 people. There were 3,015 households and 1,423 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.57 percent white, 0.29 percent African American, 0.85 percent Native American, 0.74 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.37 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.11 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.66 percent of the total population.

Of the 3,015 households, 22.8 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 38.3 percent were married couples living together, 5.4 percent were single mothers. 52.8 percent were not families. 32.7 percent were single households and 2.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.77 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 17.6 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 43.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 3.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 120.8 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 126.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 48,514 , and the median income for a family is $ 60,417. Males had a median income of $ 35,922 versus $ 30,278 for females. The per capita income was $ 35,329. 10.4 percent of the population and 6.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 11.1 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 8.0 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places in San Miguel County

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 198172. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from census.gov.Retrieved March 31, 2012
  6. ^ San Miguel County, Colorado , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : San Miguel County, Colorado  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 1 ′  N , 108 ° 26 ′  W