Grand County, Colorado

Grand County is the 21st most extensive of the of the  of the. The county population was 12,442 at. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,842 (1,870 ). 4,783 km² (1,847 sq mi) of it is land and 59 km² (23 sq mi) of it (1.23%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - northwest
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,442 people, 5,075 households, and 3,217 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 10,894 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.15%, 0.48% or , 0.43% , 0.68% , 0.10% , 2.00% from , and 1.15% from two or more races. 4.36% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,075 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were living together, 5.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.60% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.80% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 34.70% from 25 to 44, 26.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 112.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,759, and the median income for a family was $55,217. Males had a median income of $34,861 versus $26,445 for females. The for the county was $25,198. About 5.40% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the, including 7.90% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

History
When Grand County was created, it was carved out of  and contained land to the western and northern borders of the state, which is now in present day  and. It was named after Grand Lake and the Grand River, located in the county. On January 29, 1877 Routt County was created and Grand County shrunk down to its current western boundary. When valuable minerals were found in North Park, Grand County claimed the area as part of its county, a claim also held. It took a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court in 1886 to declare North Park part of Larimer County. So its northern boundary was set.

National park
it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo coooooooooool