Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Rio Blanco County is the sixth most extensive of the of the  of the. The county population was 5,986 at. The name of the county is the name for the  which runs through it. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 8,347 (3,223 ). 8,342 km² (3,221 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.06%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,986 people, 2,306 households, and 1,646 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 2,855 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.01%, 0.18% or , 0.77% , 0.28% , 2.02% from , and 1.74% from two or more races. 4.94% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,306 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% 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 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,711, and the median income for a family was $44,425. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $19,940 for females. The for the county was $17,344. About 6.70% of families and 9.60% of the population were below the, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.