Weld County

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Weld County Courthouse in Greeley, listed on NRHP No. 78000886 [1]
Weld County Courthouse in Greeley, listed on NRHP No. 78000886
administration
US state : Colorado
Administrative headquarters : Greeley
Foundation : November 1, 1861
Demographics
Residents : 252,825  (2010)
Population density : 24.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 10,416 km²
Water surface : 75 km²
map
Map of Weld County within Colorado
Website : www.co.weld.co.us

The Weld County is a county in the state of Colorado of the United States . The county seat is Greeley .

geography

The county is located in northeast Colorado, at the eastern foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains . It borders directly on the US state of Nebraska . The area is 10,416 square kilometers, of which 75 square kilometers are water. Parts of the county are crossed by the Pawnee National Grassland and the South Platte River . US Highway 85 runs through the county.

history

Weld County was one of the first 17 counties in the state of Colorado. It was erected on November 1, 1861. On February 9, 1887, the present counties Washington County , Logan County , Morgan County , Yuma County , Phillips County and Sedgwick County were formed from parts of the county .

The county is named after Lewis Ledyard Weld , a lawyer and politician. He died during the American Civil War .

economy

The county is agricultural and is considered the granary and largest meat producer in Colorado. The milk production is one of the largest in the United States. Interstate 76 runs through the county .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 1636 -
1880 5646 245.1%
1890 11,736 107.9%
1900 16.808 43.2%
1910 39,177 133.1%
1920 54,059 38%
1930 65.097 20.4%
1940 63,747 -2.1%
1950 67.504 5.9%
1960 72,344 7.2%
1970 89.297 23.4%
1980 123,438 38.2%
1990 131,821 6.8%
2000 180.936 37.3%
2010 252.825 39.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Weld County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , the county had 180,936 people. There were 63,247 households and 45,221 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 81.71 percent white, 0.56 percent African American, 0.87 percent Native American, 0.83 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 13.29 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.65 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 27.05 percent of the total population.

Of the 63,247 households, 37.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.4 percent were single mothers. 28.5 percent were not families. 21.0 percent were single households and 6.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.25.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 28.2 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 13.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 9.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 42,321 , and the median income for a family is $ 49,569. Males had a median income of $ 35,037 versus $ 25,757 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,957. 12.5 percent of the population and 8.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. These included 14.6 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 8.5 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places in Weld County

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 198177. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  6. ^ Extract from census.gov.Retrieved March 31, 2012.

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 32 ′  N , 104 ° 24 ′  W