Larimer County, Colorado
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Congressional districts | 2nd, 4th, 8th |
Website | www |
Larimer County is a
Larimer County comprises the Fort Collins, CO
History
Larimer County was created in 1861, and was named after General
Unlike that of much of Colorado, which was founded on the
Early history
At the time of the arrival of Europeans in the early 19th century, the present-day county was occupied by
The area of county was officially opened to white settlement following negotiations with the Cheyenne and Arapaho in the 1858
In 1862 the settlement established by Janis became a
Railroads
One of the primary goals of the early citizens of the county was the courting of
Along the new railroad sprung up the new
Agriculture
The early growth of agriculture, which depended highly on direct river irrigation, experienced a second boom in 1902 with the introduction of the cultivation of
A significant increase in the agricultural productivity of the region came in the 1930s with the construction of the
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Laramie County, Wyoming—northeast
- Weld County—east
- Boulder County—south
- Grand County—southwest
- Jackson County—west
- Albany County, Wyoming—northwest
Major highways
- Interstate 25
- U.S. Highway 34
- U.S. Highway 36
- U.S. Highway 87
- U.S. Highway 287
- State Highway 1
- State Highway 7
- State Highway 14
- State Highway 56
- State Highway 60
- State Highway 66
- State Highway 392
- State Highway 402
National protected areas
- Cache La Poudre Wilderness
- Comanche Peak Wilderness
- Neota Wilderness
- Rawah Wilderness
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Roosevelt National Forest
State protected areas
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | 838 | — | |
1880 | 4,892 | 483.8% | |
1890 | 9,712 | 98.5% | |
1900 | 12,168 | 25.3% | |
1910 | 25,270 | 107.7% | |
1920 | 27,872 | 10.3% | |
1930 | 33,137 | 18.9% | |
1940 | 35,539 | 7.2% | |
1950 | 43,554 | 22.6% | |
1960 | 53,343 | 22.5% | |
1970 | 89,900 | 68.5% | |
1980 | 149,184 | 65.9% | |
1990 | 186,136 | 24.8% | |
2000 | 251,494 | 35.1% | |
2010 | 299,630 | 19.1% | |
2020 | 359,066 | 19.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790–1960[6] 1900–1990[7] 1990–2000[8] 2010–2020[1] |
As of the
There were 97,164 households, out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were non-families. Of all households 23.40% were made up of individuals, and 6.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.80% under the age of 18, 14.20% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $48,655, and the median income for a family was $58,866. Males had a median income of $40,829 versus $27,859 for females. The
Communities
Cities
Towns
- Berthoud (partially in Larimer and partially in Weld county)
- Estes Park
- Johnstown (partially in Larimer and partially in Weld county)
- Timnath
- Wellington
- Windsor (partially in Larimer and partially in Weld County)
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Politics
Larimer was long a Republican stronghold. Between 1920 and 2004, the only Democratic presidential candidate to win a majority of votes in the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964. However, increasing urbanization, as well as the influence of Colorado State University, caused the Republican margins to decline steadily in the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first Democrat to carry the county with the majority of the vote since 1964, and in so doing recorded the best performance by a Democrat since the days of Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan. In 2020, Joe Biden's margin of victory was even greater.
Larimer County is a state-level
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 91,489 | 40.78% | 126,120 | 56.22% | 6,729 | 3.00% |
2016 | 83,430 | 42.57% | 93,113 | 47.51% | 19,438 | 9.92% |
2012 | 82,376 | 45.72% | 92,747 | 51.47% | 5,057 | 2.81% |
2008 | 73,642 | 44.26% | 89,823 | 53.99% | 2,910 | 1.75% |
2004 | 75,884 | 51.82% | 68,266 | 46.62% | 2,286 | 1.56% |
2000 | 62,429 | 52.67% | 46,055 | 38.85% | 10,053 | 8.48% |
1996 | 45,935 | 47.14% | 40,965 | 42.04% | 10,550 | 10.83% |
1992 | 35,995 | 36.12% | 38,232 | 38.36% | 25,433 | 25.52% |
1988 | 45,967 | 55.34% | 35,703 | 42.98% | 1,396 | 1.68% |
1984 | 49,883 | 66.65% | 23,896 | 31.93% | 1,069 | 1.43% |
1980 | 36,240 | 56.51% | 17,072 | 26.62% | 10,817 | 16.87% |
1976 | 32,169 | 60.72% | 19,005 | 35.87% | 1,809 | 3.41% |
1972 | 27,462 | 65.02% | 13,731 | 32.51% | 1,041 | 2.46% |
1968 | 18,438 | 62.13% | 9,152 | 30.84% | 2,086 | 7.03% |
1964 | 11,636 | 47.33% | 12,776 | 51.97% | 173 | 0.70% |
1960 | 15,671 | 67.39% | 7,550 | 32.47% | 34 | 0.15% |
1956 | 14,364 | 71.77% | 5,612 | 28.04% | 39 | 0.19% |
1952 | 14,484 | 72.93% | 5,266 | 26.52% | 110 | 0.55% |
1948 | 9,813 | 57.63% | 7,062 | 41.47% | 154 | 0.90% |
1944 | 9,914 | 65.46% | 5,172 | 34.15% | 58 | 0.38% |
1940 | 10,720 | 62.15% | 6,402 | 37.12% | 126 | 0.73% |
1936 | 7,243 | 47.59% | 7,521 | 49.41% | 457 | 3.00% |
1932 | 7,040 | 49.87% | 6,494 | 46.00% | 584 | 4.14% |
1928 | 8,213 | 70.94% | 3,203 | 27.66% | 162 | 1.40% |
1924 | 6,538 | 66.65% | 1,970 | 20.08% | 1,301 | 13.26% |
1920 | 5,487 | 64.34% | 2,708 | 31.75% | 333 | 3.90% |
1916 | 2,797 | 34.18% | 4,868 | 59.49% | 518 | 6.33% |
1912 | 1,932 | 26.98% | 2,597 | 36.27% | 2,632 | 36.75% |
1908 | 4,489 | 51.09% | 3,629 | 41.30% | 668 | 7.60% |
1904 | 4,138 | 62.64% | 2,070 | 31.34% | 398 | 6.02% |
1900 | 2,343 | 45.84% | 2,456 | 48.05% | 312 | 6.10% |
1896 | 734 | 18.11% | 3,195 | 78.83% | 124 | 3.06% |
1892 | 975 | 43.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,290 | 56.95% |
1888 | 1,322 | 58.31% | 769 | 33.92% | 176 | 7.76% |
1884 | 1,038 | 54.01% | 644 | 33.51% | 240 | 12.49% |
1880 | 646 | 53.26% | 388 | 31.99% | 179 | 14.76% |
Education
- Park R3 (Estes Park)[11]
- Poudre R1 (Fort Collins & Surrounding Area)
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Fort Collins is home to Colorado State University.
Recreation
Prehistoric site
- Lindenmeier Site
National trails
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
- Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail
- Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail
- Round Mountain National Recreation Trail
Bicycle route
- Great Parks Bicycle Route
- Poudre River Trail
- Spring Creek Trail
- Mason Trail
- Fossil Creek Trail
- Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area
- Power Trail
- Loveland's Recreation Trail
Scenic byways
- Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway
- Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway
- Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway
Other features and attractions
- Poudre Canyon
- Horsetooth Mountain
- Big Thompson Canyon
- Medicine Bow Mountains
- Front Range
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
- Front Range Urban Corridor
Notes
References
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 181.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. 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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ Park R3