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County:

Bent County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8011

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

9,036

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.97

% Water:

1.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Considerable Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,493

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,945

-8.4%

-12.3%

3.8%

1990:

5,048

-15.1%

-17.8%

2.7%

2000:

5,998

18.8%

18.8%

0.0%

2005:

5,558

-7.4%

-7.1%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,794

63.3%

0-to-19:

1,576

26.3%

Black:

208

3.5%

20-to-39:

1,693

28.2%

Hispanic:

1,814

30.2%

40-to-59:

1,539

25.7%

American Indian:

63

1.1%

60-plus:

1,190

19.8%

Other:

119

2.0%

Median Age:

37.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.5%

Median Family Income:

$34,096

Families Below Poverty Line:

16.6%

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