Cheyenne County, Colorado

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Cheyenne County, Colorado
Map
Location in the state of Colorado
Colorado's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 25, 1889
Seat	Cheyenne Wells
Largest town	Cheyenne Wells
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,781 sq mi (4,614 km²) 1,781 sq mi (4,614 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Population - (2000) - Density	2,231 1/sq mi (0/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website: www.co.cheyenne.co.us
Named for: The Cheyenne Nation

Cheyenne County is the fifth least densely populated of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 2,231 at U.S. Census 2000.^[1] The county seat is Cheyenne Wells.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 Historic trail
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History

Cheyenne County was created with its present borders by the Colorado legislature on March 25, 1889 out of portions of northeastern Bent County and southeastern Elbert County. It was named after the Cheyenne Indians who occupied eastern Colorado.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,781 square miles (4,614 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

Cheyenne County, Colorado

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,231 people, 880 households, and 602 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 1,105 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.87% White, 0.49% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 5.11% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 8.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 880 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.80% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,054, and the median income for a family was $44,394. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,850. About 8.70% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.