Elbert County, Colorado
| Elbert County, Colorado | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Colorado |
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 Colorado's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 2, 1874 |
| Named for | Samuel Hitt Elbert |
| Seat | Kiowa |
| Largest town | Elizabeth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,851 sq mi (4,794 km2) |
| • Land | 1,851 sq mi (4,794 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.01% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 24,735 |
| • Density | 12/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Elbert County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,086. The county seat is Kiowa.
Elbert County is included in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Elbert County was created on February 2, 1874, from the eastern portions of Douglas County. On February 6, 1874, the county was enlarged to include part of northern Greenwood County upon Greenwood's dissolution, and originally extended south and east of its present boundaries to reach to the Kansas state line. The county was named for Samuel Hitt Elbert, the Governor of the Territory of Colorado when the county was formed. In 1889, Elbert County was reduced to its modern size when its eastern portions were taken to create Lincoln, Kit Carson, and Cheyenne counties.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,851 square miles (4,790 km2), of which 1,851 square miles (4,790 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.01%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,872 people, 6,770 households, and 5,652 families residing in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 7,113 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.22% White, 0.64% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.28% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. 3.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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