Morgan County, Colorado

Morgan County is the 19th most populous of the of the  of the. The county was named after old Fort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of Colonel Christopher A. Morgan. The county population was 27,171 at. The is the. The comprises Morgan County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,351 (1,294 ). 3,329 km² (1,285 sq mi) of it is land and 22 km² (9 sq mi) of it (0.66%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,171 people, 9,539 households, and 6,973 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (21/sq mi). There were 10,410 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.65%, 0.33% or , 0.81% , 0.17% , 0.17% , 16.37% from , and 2.48% from two or more races. 31.18% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 19,539 households out of which 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,568, and the median income for a family was $39,102. Males had a median income of $27,361 versus $21,524 for females. The for the county was $15,492. About 8.50% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.