Fremont County, Colorado

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


founded date = November 1
founded year = 1861
seat wl = Cañon City
largest city wl = Cañon City
area_total_sq_mi =1534
area_land_sq_mi =1533
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.07%
census yr = 2000
pop = 46145
density_sq_mi = 4
density_km2 = 11
web = www.fremontco.com
Official Tourism Site: [http://www.rgcountry.com]
named for = John C. Frémont
footnotes =
13th most populous Colorado county

Fremont County is the thirteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is named for explorer and presidential candidate John C. Frémont. The county population was 46,145 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 = 2007-05-10] The county seat is Cañon City. The Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area comprises Fremont County. Fremont County is also home to 13 prisons.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,534 square miles (3,973 km²), of which, 1,533 square miles (3,970 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.07%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Teller County, Colorado - north
*El Paso County, Colorado - northeast
*Pueblo County, Colorado - southeast
*Custer County, Colorado - south
*Saguache County, Colorado - southwest
*Chaffee County, Colorado - northwest
*Park County, Colorado - northwest

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 46,145 people, 15,232 households, and 10,494 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 17,145 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.52% White, 5.34% Black or African American, 1.53% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 10.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 15,232 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 133.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 143.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,150, and the median income for a family was $42,303. Males had a median income of $30,428 versus $23,112 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,420. About 8.30% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.80% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

ister cities

* Kahoku, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
* Valday, Russia

Cities and towns

*Brookside
*Cañon City
*Coal Creek
*Cotopaxi
*Florence
*Lincoln Park
*Penrose
*Rockvale
*Williamsburg

Recreation area

*Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

National forests and wilderness

*Pike National Forest
*San Isabel National Forest
*Sangre de Cristo Wilderness

National scenic byway

*Gold Belt Tour National Scenic and Historic Byway

Transcontinental trail and bicycle routes

*American Discovery Trail
*TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route
*Western Express Bicycle Route

ee also

*Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area
*Colorado census statistical areas
*Colorado counties
*Colorado municipalities
*Front Range Urban Corridor

References

External links

* [http://www.fremontco.com/ Fremont County Government website]
* [http://www.fremontcounty.us/ Fremont County Photos and Information]
* [http://www.rgcountry.com/ Royal Gorge Country]
* [http://www.stanwyck.com/cogenweb/cocounties.html Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck]
* [http://www.coloradohistory.org/ Colorado Historical Society]