Washington County, Colorado

Washington County is the 12th most extensive of the of the  of the. The county population was 4,926 at. The county was named in honor of the. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,537 (2,524 ). 6,529 km² (2,521 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.12%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,926 people, 1,989 households, and 1,408 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 2,307 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.39%, 0.04% or , 0.57% , 0.10% , 0.02% , 2.03% from , and 0.85% from two or more races. 6.29% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,989 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,431, and the median income for a family was $37,287. Males had a median income of $26,225 versus $21,558 for females. The for the county was $17,788. About 8.60% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.