Las Animas County, Colorado

Las Animas County is the most extensive of the of the  of the. Las Animas County takes its name from the name of the, Rio de las Animas Perdidas, which means "River of the Lost Souls." The county's population was 15,207 at the. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 12,368 (4,775 ). 12,361 km² (4,773 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.06%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,207 people, 6,173 households, and 4,092 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (3/sq mi). There were 7,629 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.63%, 0.39% or , 2.54% , 0.37% , 0.20% , 10.03% from , and 3.83% from two or more races. 41.45% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,173 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.90% were living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,273, and the median income for a family was $34,072. Males had a median income of $27,182 versus $20,891 for females. The for the county was $16,829. About 14.00% of families and 17.30% of the population were below the, including 20.00% of those under age 18 and 17.20% of those age 65 or over.