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County:

Kit Carson County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8063

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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:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.79

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Irregular Plains

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:

7,530

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,599

0.9%

-8.0%

8.9%

1990:

7,140

-6.0%

-13.2%

7.1%

2000:

8,011

12.2%

9.5%

2.7%

2005:

7,642

-4.6%

-5.6%

1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,678

83.4%

0-to-19:

2,331

29.1%

Black:

136

1.7%

20-to-39:

2,058

25.7%

Hispanic:

1,095

13.7%

40-to-59:

2,089

26.1%

American Indian:

36

0.4%

60-plus:

1,533

19.1%

Other:

66

0.8%

Median Age:

37.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.4%

Median Family Income:

$41,867

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.4%

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