Otero County, Colorado
Otero County | |
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UTC−6 (MDT) | |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | oterocounty |
Otero County is a county located in the
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Crowley County - north
- Kiowa County - northeast
- Bent County - east
- Las Animas County - south
- Pueblo County - west
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 50
- U.S. Highway 350
- State Highway 10
- State Highway 71
- State Highway 109
- State Highway 167
- State Highway 207
- State Highway 266
National protected areas
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
- Comanche National Grassland
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Trails and byways
- American Discovery Trail
- Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 4,192 | — | |
1900 | 11,522 | 174.9% | |
1910 | 20,201 | 75.3% | |
1920 | 22,623 | 12.0% | |
1930 | 24,390 | 7.8% | |
1940 | 23,571 | −3.4% | |
1950 | 25,275 | 7.2% | |
1960 | 24,128 | −4.5% | |
1970 | 23,523 | −2.5% | |
1980 | 22,567 | −4.1% | |
1990 | 20,185 | −10.6% | |
2000 | 20,311 | 0.6% | |
2010 | 18,831 | −7.3% | |
2020 | 18,690 | −0.7% | |
2023 (est.) | 18,136 | [4] | −3.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] |
At the
The age distribution was 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.
The median household income was $29,738 and the median family income was $35,906. Males had a median income of $26,996 versus $21,001 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,113. About 14.20% of families and 18.80% of the population were below the
Politics
Otero is a strongly Republican county, although less so than the counties of the Colorado High Plains. It was last won for the Democratic Party by Bill Clinton in 1996. Before that, Otero tended to be a Republican-leaning county at the Presidential level, although it did vote for Wilson twice, FDR in 1932 and 1936, Truman in 1948 and Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 5,756 | 60.11% | 3,605 | 37.65% | 215 | 2.25% |
2016 | 4,928 | 58.31% | 2,943 | 34.82% | 581 | 6.87% |
2012 | 4,382 | 53.49% | 3,647 | 44.52% | 163 | 1.99% |
2008 | 4,393 | 54.47% | 3,547 | 43.98% | 125 | 1.55% |
2004 | 4,947 | 60.48% | 3,164 | 38.68% | 69 | 0.84% |
2000 | 4,082 | 55.83% | 2,963 | 40.52% | 267 | 3.65% |
1996 | 3,356 | 45.13% | 3,386 | 45.53% | 695 | 9.35% |
1992 | 3,120 | 37.53% | 3,485 | 41.92% | 1,708 | 20.55% |
1988 | 4,265 | 51.39% | 3,910 | 47.11% | 124 | 1.49% |
1984 | 5,373 | 62.37% | 3,005 | 34.88% | 237 | 2.75% |
1980 | 4,801 | 54.55% | 3,294 | 37.43% | 706 | 8.02% |
1976 | 4,597 | 51.54% | 4,118 | 46.17% | 205 | 2.30% |
1972 | 6,016 | 65.75% | 2,929 | 32.01% | 205 | 2.24% |
1968 | 4,690 | 49.66% | 3,891 | 41.20% | 864 | 9.15% |
1964 | 3,605 | 37.41% | 5,999 | 62.26% | 32 | 0.33% |
1960 | 6,015 | 58.80% | 4,199 | 41.05% | 15 | 0.15% |
1956 | 5,964 | 61.53% | 3,722 | 38.40% | 7 | 0.07% |
1952 | 6,552 | 63.57% | 3,721 | 36.10% | 34 | 0.33% |
1948 | 4,311 | 33.08% | 8,640 | 66.30% | 81 | 0.62% |
1944 | 5,002 | 56.74% | 3,791 | 43.00% | 23 | 0.26% |
1940 | 5,459 | 54.11% | 4,567 | 45.27% | 62 | 0.61% |
1936 | 3,859 | 39.49% | 5,775 | 59.10% | 138 | 1.41% |
1932 | 3,974 | 42.79% | 5,107 | 54.99% | 206 | 2.22% |
1928 | 5,788 | 74.88% | 1,876 | 24.27% | 66 | 0.85% |
1924 | 4,694 | 59.19% | 1,938 | 24.44% | 1,298 | 16.37% |
1920 | 3,846 | 55.93% | 2,727 | 39.66% | 303 | 4.41% |
1916 | 2,678 | 38.68% | 3,963 | 57.24% | 283 | 4.09% |
1912 | 1,293 | 20.98% | 2,885 | 46.80% | 1,986 | 32.22% |
1908 | 3,232 | 44.47% | 3,542 | 48.73% | 494 | 6.80% |
1904 | 2,975 | 53.98% | 2,225 | 40.37% | 311 | 5.64% |
1900 | 1,913 | 43.73% | 2,266 | 51.79% | 196 | 4.48% |
1896 | 524 | 19.13% | 2,167 | 79.12% | 48 | 1.75% |
1892 | 324 | 18.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,453 | 81.77% |
Communities
Cities
Towns
Census-designated places
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- G.W. Swink, pioneer county commissioner
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Otero County, Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 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 10, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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