Washington County, Colorado

Washington County
	Washington County, Colorado
	The old Washington County Court House in Akron
	; Location in the state of Colorado
	; Colorado's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 9, 1887
Named for	George Washington
Seat	Akron
Largest town	Akron
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 2,524 sq mi (6,537 km²); 2,518 sq mi (6,522 km²); 5.9 sq mi (15 km²), 0.2%
Population; - (2020); - Density	; 4,817 ; 1.9/sq mi (1/km²)
Congressional district	4th
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website	washingtoncounty.colorado.gov/

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Washington County is a county located in the eastern side of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,817.^[1] The county seat is Akron.^[2] The county was named in honor of the United States President George Washington.

History[]

Colorado State Legislature made Washington County out of larger Weld County in 1887. In 1889, Washington County's eastern half formed Yuma County. In 1903, Arapahoe County ceded its eastern portion to Washington County to create its present form.

Like many Counties in Eastern Colorado, The Great Depression affected Washington County, bringing its population down significantly. Recently growth has been stagnant.

Washington County's Eastern Colorado Roundup is home to Colorado's first home-owned carnival held on every July annually. There are activities such as rodeos, various rides, and animals to see.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,524 square miles (6,540 km²), of which 2,518 square miles (6,520 km²) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km²) (0.2%) is water.^[3]

Adjacent counties[]

Logan County - northeast
Yuma County - east
Kit Carson County - southeast
Lincoln County - southwest
Adams County - west
Arapahoe County - west
Morgan County - northwest

Major highways[]

Interstate 76
I-76 Bus.
U.S. Highway 34
U.S. Highway 36
State Highway 59
State Highway 61
State Highway 63
State Highway 71

Trails and byways[]

American Discovery Trail
South Platte Trail

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,301	—
1900	1,241	−46.1%
1910	6,002	383.6%
1920	11,208	86.7%
1930	9,591	−14.4%
1940	8,336	−13.1%
1950	7,520	−9.8%
1960	6,625	−11.9%
1970	5,550	−16.2%
1980	5,304	−4.4%
1990	4,812	−9.3%
2000	4,926	2.4%
2010	4,814	−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 1790-1960^[5] 1900-1990^[6] 1990-2000^[7] 2010-2020^[1]

At the 2000 census there were 4,926 people in 1,989 households, including 1,408 families, in the county. The population density was Template:Convert//mi2. There were 2,307 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert//mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.39% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.03% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 6.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[8] Of the 1,989 households 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 26.20% of households were one person and 11.60% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

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

Communities[]

Towns[]

Akron
Otis

Census Designated Place[]

Cope

Unincorporated Communities[]

Anton
Last Chance
Lindon
Platner
Rago
Thurman
Woodrow

Ghost Towns[]

Messex
Pinneo

Politics[]

Like all of the High Plains, Washington is a powerfully Republican county in Presidential elections. Among Colorado counties only Washington, Elbert and Hinsdale were carried by Barry Goldwater in 1964, and no Democratic presidential nominee has carried Washington County since Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1936. The last five Republican presidential candidates have all obtained over 75 percent of Washington County's vote.

United States presidential election results for Washington County, Colorado^[9]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	2,595	86.27%	369	12.27%	44	1.46%
2016	2,299	84.12%	296	10.83%	138	5.05%
2012	2,076	80.12%	468	18.06%	47	1.81%
2008	1,949	77.56%	529	21.05%	35	1.39%
2004	2,050	81.03%	455	17.98%	25	0.99%
2000	1,878	76.81%	477	19.51%	90	3.68%
1996	1,566	64.18%	649	26.60%	225	9.22%
1992	1,266	48.45%	660	25.26%	687	26.29%
1988	1,707	62.87%	958	35.29%	50	1.84%
1984	2,080	77.50%	568	21.16%	36	1.34%
1980	2,007	71.40%	568	20.21%	236	8.40%
1976	1,440	52.63%	1,211	44.26%	85	3.11%
1972	1,837	69.87%	643	24.46%	149	5.67%
1968	1,634	60.92%	694	25.88%	354	13.20%
1964	1,434	51.60%	1,341	48.25%	4	0.14%
1960	1,979	65.49%	1,039	34.38%	4	0.13%
1956	2,020	65.20%	1,067	34.44%	11	0.36%
1952	2,398	69.65%	1,009	29.31%	36	1.05%
1948	1,636	55.31%	1,304	44.08%	18	0.61%
1944	2,259	67.88%	1,058	31.79%	11	0.33%
1940	2,390	62.63%	1,403	36.77%	23	0.60%
1936	1,723	44.34%	2,071	53.29%	92	2.37%
1932	1,385	35.39%	2,378	60.77%	150	3.83%
1928	2,132	69.99%	851	27.94%	63	2.07%
1924	1,851	54.27%	720	21.11%	840	24.63%
1920	2,117	63.44%	1,060	31.77%	160	4.79%
1916	989	34.13%	1,748	60.32%	161	5.56%
1912	361	18.34%	765	38.87%	842	42.78%
1908	599	57.10%	424	40.42%	26	2.48%
1904	460	66.47%	191	27.60%	41	5.92%
1900	312	59.77%	191	36.59%	19	3.64%
1896	222	53.75%	177	42.86%	14	3.39%
1892	250	62.97%	0	0.00%	147	37.03%
1888	810	59.12%	505	36.86%	55	4.01%

In other statewide elections, Washington County also leans Republican, although the county was carried by Democrat Roy Romer by a narrow margin in 1990^[10] – when he carried all but three counties statewide – by Dick Lamm in 1982^[11] and by Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo in 2010.^[12]

Education[]

There are 5 school districts in Washington County:^[13]

Akron R-1
Arickaree R-2
Lone Star 101
Otis R-3
Woodlin R-104.

Akron R-1 includes:^[14]

Akron High School

Arickaree R-2 includes:^[15]

Arickaree School (all grades K-12)

Lone Star 101 includes:^[16]

Lone Star School (all grades K-12)

Otis R-3 includes:^[17]

Otis Elementary School
Otis Jr.-Sr. High School

Note[]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/washingtoncountycolorado/PST045219.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/co190090.txt.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1960 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Colorado (and subsequent years)
^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Colorado
^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1980 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Colorado
^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 2010 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Colorado
^ Education, Colorado Department of (2008–2009). "2008-2009 Colorado Education & Library Directory" (PDF). http://www.cde.state.co.us/edulibdir/directory.pdf.
^ School, Akron High. "Contacts". http://www.akronrams.net/.
^ School, Arickaree. "Home of the Indians". http://arickareeschool.info/index.html.
^ School, Lone Star. "Lone Star School » About". http://www.lonestar.k12.co.us/.
^ School District R-3, Otis (September 2004). "Otis School District R-3 - Schools". http://www.osdco.com/education/components/sectionlist/sectionlist.php?sectiondetailid=5&PHPSESSID=0446c92a197d84c6055d08dc909ff0bb.

External links[]

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Coordinates: 39°59′N 103°12′W / 39.98, -103.20

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[2020Census-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/washingtoncountycolorado/PST045219.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.

[GR1-3] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html.

[4] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.

[5] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.

[6] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/co190090.txt.

[7] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.

[GR8-8] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.

[9] Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1960 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Colorado (and subsequent years)

[10] Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Colorado

[11] Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1980 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Colorado

[12] Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 2010 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Colorado

[myref48-13] Education, Colorado Department of (2008–2009). "2008-2009 Colorado Education & Library Directory" (PDF). http://www.cde.state.co.us/edulibdir/directory.pdf.

[myref49-14] School, Akron High. "Contacts". http://www.akronrams.net/.

[myref50-15] School, Arickaree. "Home of the Indians". http://arickareeschool.info/index.html.

[myref51-16] School, Lone Star. "Lone Star School » About". http://www.lonestar.k12.co.us/.

[myref52-17] School District R-3, Otis (September 2004). "Otis School District R-3 - Schools". http://www.osdco.com/education/components/sectionlist/sectionlist.php?sectiondetailid=5&PHPSESSID=0446c92a197d84c6055d08dc909ff0bb.

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