Prowers County, Colorado

Prowers County is one of the of the  of the. The county is named in honor of John W. Prowers, a leading pioneer in the lower Arkansas valley region. The county population was 14,483 at. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,259 (1,644 ). 4,249 km² (1,640 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.24%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,483 people, 5,307 households, and 3,725 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (9/sq mi). There were 5,977 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.57%, 0.30% or , 1.22% , 0.37% , 0.03% , 17.17% from , and 2.34% from two or more races. 32.91% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,307 households out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.00% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,935, and the median income for a family was $34,202. Males had a median income of $24,971 versus $20,526 for females. The for the county was $14,150. About 14.50% of families and 19.50% of the population were below the, including 27.10% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.

External link

 * Prowers County Government website