Phillips County, Colorado

Infobox U.S. County
county = Phillips County
state = Colorado


founded year = 1889
founded date = March 27
seat wl = Holyoke
largest city wl = Holyoke
area_total_sq_mi = 688
area_total_km2 = 1781
area_land_sq_mi = 688
area_land_km2 = 1781
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_km2 = 0
area percentage = 0.02%
census yr = 2000
pop = 4480
density_sq_mi = 6
density_km2 = 3
time zone = Mountain
UTC offset = -7
DST offset = -6
footnotes =
web = www.ccionline.org/counties/phillips.html
named for = R.O. Phillips

Phillips County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named in honor of R.O. Phillips, a secretary of the Lincoln Land Company, who organized several towns in Colorado. The county population was 4,480 at U.S. Census 2000.cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/files/CO-EST2006-ALLDATA.csv | title = Annual County Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CO-EST2006-alldata) | format = CSV | work = 2006 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2007-03-22 | accessdate = 2007-05-17] The county seat is Holyoke.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 688 square miles (1,781 km²), of which, 688 square miles (1,781 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.02%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Sedgwick County, Colorado - north
*Perkins County, Nebraska - northeast
*Chase County, Nebraska - east
*Yuma County, Colorado - south
*Logan County, Colorado - west

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,480 people, 1,781 households, and 1,239 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,014 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.04% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.71% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 11.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,781 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,177, and the median income for a family was $38,144. Males had a median income of $30,095 versus $18,682 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,394. About 8.80% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Amherst
*Haxtun
*Holyoke
*Paoli

ee also

*Colorado census statistical areas
*Colorado counties
*Colorado municipalities

References

External links

* [http://www.ccionline.org/counties/phillips.html Phillips County Government]
* [http://www.phillipscountyco.org/ Phillips County Economic Development Corporation website]
* [http://www.stanwyck.com/cogenweb/cocounties.html Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck]
* [http://www.coloradohistory.org/ Colorado Historical Society]