Prowers County, Colorado

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Prowers County, Colorado
Map
Location in the state of Colorado
Colorado's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	April 11, 1889
Seat	Lamar
Largest city	Lamar
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,644 sq mi (4,259 km²) 1,640 sq mi (4,249 km²) 4 sq mi (10 km²), 0.24%
Population - (2000) - Density	14,483 9/sq mi (3/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website: www.prowerscounty.net
Named for: John W. Prowers

Prowers County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is named in honor of John W. Prowers, a leading pioneer in the lower Arkansas valley region. The county population was 14,483 at U.S. Census 2000.^[1] The county seat is Lamar.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Historic sites
5 Transcontinental trail
6 Scenic byway
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,644 square miles (4,259 km²), of which, 1,640 square miles (4,249 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 14,483 people, 5,307 households, and 3,725 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 5,977 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.57% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 1.22% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 17.17% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. 32.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,307 households out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.00% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,935, and the median income for a family was $34,202. Males had a median income of $24,971 versus $20,526 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,150. About 14.50% of families and 19.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.10% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.