Mesa County, Colorado

Mesa County is the fourth most extensive and the eleventh most populous of the of the  in the. The county was named for the many large s in the area, including, the most extensive mesa on. The county population was 116,255 at. The is. The comprises Mesa County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 8,653 (3,341 ). 8,619 km² (3,328 sq mi) of it is land and 35 km² (13 sq mi) of it (0.40%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 116,255 people, 45,823 households, and 31,572 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (35/sq mi). There were 48,427 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.34%, 0.46% or , 0.91% , 0.53% , 0.10% , 3.67% from , and 1.99% from two or more races. 10.02% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 45,823 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,864, and the median income for a family was $43,009. Males had a median income of $32,316 versus $22,374 for females. The for the county was $18,715. About 7.00% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.