Prowers County

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Prowers County Courthouse in Lamar, listed on NRHP No. 81000186 [1]
Prowers County Courthouse in Lamar, listed on NRHP No. 81000186
administration
US state : Colorado
Administrative headquarters : Lamar
Foundation : 1889
Made up from: Bent County
Demographics
Residents : 12,551  (2010)
Population density : 3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4259 km²
Water surface : 10 km²
map
Map of Prowers County within Colorado
Website : www.co.prowers.co.us

The Prowers County is a county in the east of the State of Colorado . The county seat is the county's largest city, Lamar .

geography

The county is located in southeast Colorado on the border with the US state Kansas . It borders Kiowa County in the north and Prowers County in the south Baca County. To the east are the counties of Hamilton and Stanton (both Kansas).

history

The county is named after John W. Prowers , a pioneer who explored the Lower Arkansas Valley . It was created in 1889 from the division of Bent County .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 1969 -
1900 3766 91.3%
1910 9520 152.8%
1920 13,845 45.4%
1930 14,762 6.6%
1940 12,304 -16.7%
1950 14,836 20.6%
1960 13,296 -10.4%
1970 13,258 -0.3%
1980 13,070 -1.4%
1990 13,347 2.1%
2000 14,483 8.5%
2010 12,551 -13.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid of Prowers County (as of 2000)
Madonna of the Trail , monument in honor of the Mothers of the Pioneers

As of the 2000 census , the county had 14,483 people. There were 5,307 households and 3,725 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 78.57 percent white, 0.30 percent African American, 1.22 percent Native American, 0.37 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 17.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.34 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 32.91 percent of the total population.

Of the 5,307 households, 37.4 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.6 percent were married couples living together, 10.9 percent were single mothers. 29.8 percent were not families. 25.4 percent were single households and 11.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 30.0 percent of residents under the age of 18, 10.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 20.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the 29,935 USD , and the median income for a family was 34,202 USD. Males had a median income of $ 24,971 versus $ 20,526 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,150. 19.5 percent of the population and 14.5 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 27.1 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 13.9 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places in Prowers County

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 198165. 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 : Prowers County, Colorado  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 37 ° 58 ′  N , 102 ° 24 ′  W