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Interesting Facts About Our Community
Elbert County:
- Size: 1,854 square miles
- Incorporated towns: Elizabeth, Kiowa, Simla
- Unincorporated towns: Agate, Elbert, Matheson
- County seat: Kiowa
- Founded: February 2, 1874
- Named for Samuel Hitt Elbert, sitting Governor of the Territory of Colorado at the time the county was formed
Demographics:
- Total population: approximately 22,744 (as of the 2008 census)
- Population density: just over 12 people per square mile
- Male: 11,504 or 50.6%
- Female: 11,240 or 49.4%
- Median age: 41.6 years
- Under 5 years: 986 or 4.3%
- 18 years and over: 17,483 or 76.9%
- 65 years and over: 1,977 or 8.7%
- Average family size: 3.1, compared to national average of 3.2
- Average household size: 2.82, national average 2.61
- Civilian veterans: 2,797 or 16.1% of the population (18 years and older), compared to national average of 10.1%. This means that Elbert County has a higher percentage of veterans than most other U.S. counties, which is something to be proud of.
Housing:
- Total housing units: 8,794
- Occupied housing units: 8,063
- Owner-occupied housing units: 7,238
- Renter-occupied housing units: 825
- Vacant housing units: 731
- Owner-occupied homes: 7,238
- Median value: $341,700
Economics:
- Labor force: 13,678 (population 16 years and over)
- Mean travel time to work: 41.2 minutes
- Median family income: $75,624, compared to national average of $63,211 (adjusted for inflation)
Want to know more?:
- Check out the U.S. Census Bureau website: http://factfinder.census.gov
- Or Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbert_County,_Colorado
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Elbert County Undersheriff Shayne Heap
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
Thomas Jefferson
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