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County:

Yuma County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8125

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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:

1.4

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

76

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:

8,544

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,682

13.3%

8.7%

4.6%

1990:

8,954

-7.5%

-12.0%

4.5%

2000:

9,841

9.9%

7.8%

2.1%

2005:

9,789

-0.5%

-2.2%

1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

8,474

86.1%

0-to-19:

3,036

30.9%

Black:

10

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,279

23.2%

Hispanic:

1,268

12.9%

40-to-59:

2,508

25.5%

American Indian:

21

0.2%

60-plus:

2,018

20.5%

Other:

68

0.7%

Median Age:

37.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.5%

Median Family Income:

$39,814

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.8%

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