Jackson County, Colorado
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Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | jacksoncountyco |
Jackson County is a
History
Most of Jackson County is a high relatively broad intermontane basin known as
In November 1861, Colorado set up 17 counties for the state, including Larimer County. This was where Jackson County would be carved out of in 1909. Before then, both Grand and Larimer Counties claimed the North Park area. In the beginning, no one paid much attention to North Park because it was hunting grounds of the Ute and Arapaho Indians. They fiercely defended these lands and the white settlers were often afraid to venture in. When valuable minerals were discovered in North Park, Grand County claimed it as part of their county because they wanted the revenue it would provide. The residents didn't care much because the county seat for Grand County was closer than the one in Larimer County, and all official business needed to be done at the county seat. But Larimer also claimed this county and it was contested all the way to the Colorado Supreme Court. In 1886 the court decided in favor of Larimer. This did not make the North Park residents very happy and they pushed for their own county until Jackson was formed.[citation needed]
Geography
According to the
Jackson County contains the 71,000-acre (290 km2)
Adjacent counties
- Albany County, Wyoming - northeast
- Larimer County - east
- Grand County - south
- Routt County - west
- Carbon County, Wyoming - northwest
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 40
- State Highway 14
- State Highway 125
- State Highway 127
Airport
Transportation
Bustang's Outrider Service to Muddy Pass
OATS (Older Americans Transport Service)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 1,013 | — | |
1920 | 1,340 | 32.3% | |
1930 | 1,386 | 3.4% | |
1940 | 1,798 | 29.7% | |
1950 | 1,976 | 9.9% | |
1960 | 1,758 | −11.0% | |
1970 | 1,811 | 3.0% | |
1980 | 1,863 | 2.9% | |
1990 | 1,605 | −13.8% | |
2000 | 1,577 | −1.7% | |
2010 | 1,394 | −11.6% | |
2020 | 1,379 | −1.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6] 1990-2000[7] 2010-2020[1] |
As of the
There were 661 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.60% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 29.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,821, and the median income for a family was $37,361. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $18,417 for females. The
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 681 | 77.74% | 175 | 19.98% | 20 | 2.28% |
2016 | 629 | 73.05% | 171 | 19.86% | 61 | 7.08% |
2012 | 600 | 70.75% | 216 | 25.47% | 32 | 3.77% |
2008 | 624 | 68.27% | 277 | 30.31% | 13 | 1.42% |
2004 | 710 | 76.02% | 210 | 22.48% | 14 | 1.50% |
2000 | 682 | 73.73% | 173 | 18.70% | 70 | 7.57% |
1996 | 486 | 58.34% | 222 | 26.65% | 125 | 15.01% |
1992 | 422 | 43.69% | 216 | 22.36% | 328 | 33.95% |
1988 | 584 | 65.54% | 294 | 33.00% | 13 | 1.46% |
1984 | 722 | 78.22% | 191 | 20.69% | 10 | 1.08% |
1980 | 673 | 63.55% | 283 | 26.72% | 103 | 9.73% |
1976 | 455 | 60.83% | 279 | 37.30% | 14 | 1.87% |
1972 | 623 | 76.72% | 178 | 21.92% | 11 | 1.35% |
1968 | 474 | 67.52% | 177 | 25.21% | 51 | 7.26% |
1964 | 354 | 47.77% | 384 | 51.82% | 3 | 0.40% |
1960 | 504 | 58.27% | 360 | 41.62% | 1 | 0.12% |
1956 | 594 | 66.59% | 297 | 33.30% | 1 | 0.11% |
1952 | 579 | 65.35% | 305 | 34.42% | 2 | 0.23% |
1948 | 327 | 52.91% | 291 | 47.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
1944 | 463 | 64.76% | 252 | 35.24% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 526 | 59.23% | 357 | 40.20% | 5 | 0.56% |
1936 | 419 | 47.29% | 433 | 48.87% | 34 | 3.84% |
1932 | 390 | 47.45% | 415 | 50.49% | 17 | 2.07% |
1928 | 401 | 60.21% | 249 | 37.39% | 16 | 2.40% |
1924 | 394 | 67.35% | 111 | 18.97% | 80 | 13.68% |
1920 | 402 | 76.28% | 113 | 21.44% | 12 | 2.28% |
1916 | 157 | 31.59% | 331 | 66.60% | 9 | 1.81% |
1912 | 218 | 42.75% | 242 | 47.45% | 50 | 9.80% |
Recreation
State forest and park
- Colorado State Forest
- State Forest State Park
National wildlife refuge
National forest and wilderness
- Routt National Forest
- Mount Zirkel Wilderness
- Never Summer Wilderness
- Platte River Wilderness
National trail
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Bicycle routes
- Great Parks Bicycle Route
- TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route
Scenic byway
Communities
Town
Unincorporated communities
Former towns
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- North County, Jefferson Territory
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 27, 2002. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.