ALAMOSA COUNTY, COLORADO

'Alamosa County' is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county name is the Spanish language word for a "grove of cottonwood trees." The county population was 14,966 at U.S. Census 2000. Annual County Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CO-EST2006-alldata) The county seat is the City of Alamosa.

Contents

History

Geography

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

National park

Other protected areas

Scenic byway and historic trail

License plate code

Transportation

See also

External links

References

History

Alamosa County was created by the Colorado legislature on March 8, 1913 out of northeastern Costilla County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,874 km² (724 mi²). 1,872 km² (723 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.11%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

★ Saguache County, Colorado - north

★ Huerfano County, Colorado - east

★ Costilla County, Colorado - east

★ Conejos County, Colorado - southwest

★ Rio Grande County, Colorado - west

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 14,966 people, 5,467 households, and 3,651 families residing in the county. The population density was 8/km² (21/mi²). There were 6,088 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 71.19% White, 0.97% Black or African American, 2.34% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 20.34% from other races, and 4.16% from two or more races. 41.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,467 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.50% were married couples living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.20% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 15.90% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,447, and the median income for a family was $38,389. Males had a median income of $27,733 versus $22,806 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,037. About 15.60% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.40% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Alamosa

★ Alamosa East

★ Hooper

★ Mosca

National park

★ Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Other protected areas

★ Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge

★ Great Sand Dunes Wilderness

★ Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

★ Rio Grande National Forest

★ San Luis State Park

★ Sangre de Cristo Wilderness

Scenic byway and historic trail

★ Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway

★ Old Spanish National Historic Trail

License plate code

Alamosa County has used the following county codes on Colorado license plates issued to passenger vehicles in the county: XE-XG and EAA-ABD. [1]

Transportation

Alamosa is served by San Luis Valley Regional Airport. The only commercial service is to Denver.

See also

★ Colorado census statistical areas

★ Colorado counties

★ Colorado municipalities

External links

★ Alamosa County Government website

References