Yuma County, Colorado

Yuma County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,043.[1] The county seat is Wray.[2]

Yuma County
U.S. county
The Yuma County Court-House in Wray.
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°00′N 102°25′W
Country United States
State Colorado
FoundedMarch 15, 1889
SeatWray
Largest cityYuma
Area
 • Total2,369 sq mi (6,140 km2)
 • Land2,364 sq mi (6,120 km2)
 • Water4.3 sq mi (11 km2)  0.2%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
10,019
 • Density4.2/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitewww.yumacounty.net
Old Yuma County farmhouse near Clarkville, Colorado

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,369 square miles (6,140 km2), of which 2,364 square miles (6,120 km2) is land and 4.3 square miles (11 km2) (0.2%) is water.[3]

The point where the Arikaree River flows out of Yuma County and into Cheyenne County, Kansas is the lowest point in the State of Colorado at 1,010 meters (3,315 feet) elevation. This crossing point is the highest low point of any U.S. state.[4]

Adjacent counties

Major Highways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18902,596—
19001,729−33.4%
19108,499391.6%
192013,89763.5%
193013,613−2.0%
194012,102−11.1%
195010,827−10.5%
19608,912−17.7%
19708,544−4.1%
19809,68213.3%
19908,954−7.5%
20009,8419.9%
201010,0432.1%
2019 (est.)10,019[5]−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2015[1]

At the 2000 census there were 9,841 people, 3,800 households, and 2,644 families living in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km2). There were 4,295 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.17% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.14% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 12.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[10] Of the 3,800 households 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 27.40% of households were one person and 13.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.13.

The age distribution was 28.30% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median household income was $33,169 and the median family income was $39,814. Males had a median income of $26,124 versus $18,578 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,005. About 8.80% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.50% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Yuma County is a Republican Party stronghold in presidential elections. Only five presidential elections from 1912 to the present day have seen the county fail to back the Republican candidate, the most recent being 1964 during Lyndon B. Johnson's statewide & national landslide.

Presidential election results
Yuma County vote
by party in presidential elections[11]
Year Republican Democratic Others
2020 82.5% 4,107 15.8% 785 1.8% 89
2016 80.4% 3,850 15.2% 726 4.5% 215
2012 76.3% 3,490 21.6% 987 2.2% 100
2008 73.3% 3,286 24.9% 1,117 1.8% 80
2004 75.8% 3,456 23.3% 1,064 0.9% 39
2000 72.4% 3,156 24.8% 1,082 2.8% 120
1996 58.7% 2,589 32.6% 1,439 8.7% 381
1992 44.8% 2,019 28.2% 1,269 27.0% 1,217
1988 56.9% 2,513 41.6% 1,835 1.5% 66
1984 74.3% 3,394 24.6% 1,121 1.1% 52
1980 68.9% 3,220 22.3% 1,043 8.8% 411
1976 52.2% 2,350 45.0% 2,025 2.8% 127
1972 71.0% 2,873 26.4% 1,066 2.6% 106
1968 62.7% 2,529 29.1% 1,175 8.2% 331
1964 48.1% 2,007 51.4% 2,145 0.5% 19
1960 65.2% 2,806 34.6% 1,489 0.2% 10
1956 64.3% 2,782 35.7% 1,544 0.1% 3
1952 71.9% 3,404 27.3% 1,292 0.8% 37
1948 54.1% 2,277 45.3% 1,907 0.7% 29
1944 67.5% 2,847 32.6% 1,374 0.0% 0
1940 64.1% 3,531 34.8% 1,917 1.1% 60
1936 45.3% 2,462 52.9% 2,878 1.8% 100
1932 37.3% 2,129 56.5% 3,220 6.2% 352
1928 69.1% 3,401 28.1% 1,383 2.8% 140
1924 57.9% 2,789 18.0% 865 24.1% 1,162
1920 63.4% 2,673 29.8% 1,254 6.8% 288
1916 34.5% 1,436 59.3% 2,466 6.2% 259
1912 14.4% 466 36.2% 1,170 49.4% 1,596

Communities

Cities

Town

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated community

Ghost towns
  • Abarr
  • Alvin
  • Arlene
  • Armel
  • Arnold
  • Avoca
  • Beecher
  • Bolton
  • Bryant
  • Clarkville
  • Condon
  • Ford
  • Fox
  • Friend
  • Gurney
  • Happyville
  • Heartstrong
  • Hermes
  • Hughes
  • Ladlum
  • Lansing
  • Leslie
  • Logan
  • Mildred
  • Newton
  • Robb
  • Rogers
  • Schramm
  • Shields
  • Steffens
  • Wages
  • Wauneta
  • Waverly
  • Weld City
  • Witherbee

See also

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey. "Elevations and Distances". Retrieved 2006-09-08.
  5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  7. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  8. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  9. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  10. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  11. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.

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