Cheyenne County, Colorado

Cheyenne County is the fifth least densely populated of the of the  of the. The county population was 2,231 at. The is.

History
Cheyenne County was created with its present borders by the Colorado legislature on, out of portions of northeastern  and southeastern. It was named after the Cheyenne Indians who occupied eastern Colorado.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,614 (1,781 ). 4,614 km² (1,781 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.00%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,231 people, 880 households, and 602 families residing in the county. The was 0/km² (1/sq mi). There were 1,105 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.87%, 0.49% or , 0.76% , 0.13% , 5.11% from , and 0.63% from two or more races. 8.11% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 880 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.80% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,054, and the median income for a family was $44,394. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $19,286 for females. The for the county was $17,850. About 8.70% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.