Elbert County, Colorado

Elbert County is the 22nd most populous of the of the  of the. The county population was 19,872 at. The is. Despite its rural nature, Elbert County is part of the and the.

History
Elbert County was created on, from the eastern portions of. On, the county was enlarged to include part of northern  upon Greenwood's dissolution, and originally extended south and east of its present boundaries to reach to the  state line. The county was named for, the of the  when the county was formed. In, Elbert County was reduced to its modern size when its eastern portions were taken to create , , and counties.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,794 (1,851 ). 4,794 km² (1,851 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.01%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,872 people, 6,770 households, and 5,652 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (11/sq mi). There were 7,113 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.22%, 0.64% or , 0.63% , 0.37% , 0.09% , 1.28% from , and 1.76% from two or more races. 3.85% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,770 households out of which 42.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.10% were living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.50% were non-families. 12.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.20% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 32.80% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 6.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $62,480, and the median income for a family was $66,740. Males had a median income of $45,329 versus $29,767 for females. The for the county was $24,960. About 2.50% of families and 4.00% of the population were below the, including 4.60% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.