Everything about Routt County Colorado totally explained
Routt County is the 15th most extensive of the
64 counties of the
State of Colorado of the
United States. The county population was 19,690 at
U.S. Census 2000. The
county seat is
Steamboat Springs.
History
Routt County was created out of the western portion of
Grand County on
January 29,
1877. It was named in honor of
John Long Routt, the last territorial and first state governor of Colorado. The western portion of Routt County was split off to form
Moffat County on
February 27,
1911.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,368
square miles (6,133
km²), of which, 2,362 square miles (6,116 km²) of it's land and 6 square miles (17 km²) of it (0.27%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 19,690 people, 7,953 households, and 4,779 families residing in the county. The
population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 11,217 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.90%
White, 0.13%
Black or
African American, 0.49%
Native American, 0.39%
Asian, 0.09%
Pacific Islander, 0.73% from
other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 3.22% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 7,953 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were
married couples living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.90% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.60% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 36.50% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 5.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 116.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $53,612, and the median income for a family was $61,927. Males had a median income of $36,997 versus $26,576 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $28,792. About 2.80% of families and 6.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.20% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Hayden
Oak Creek
Steamboat Springs
Yampa
State parks
Pearl Lake State Park
Stagecoach State Park
Steamboat Lake State Park
Yampa River State Park
National forests
Routt National Forest
White River National Forest
National wilderness areas
Mount Zirkel Wilderness
Sarvis Creek Wilderness
National trails
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail
Swamp Park National Recreation Trail
Bicycle route
Great Parks Bicycle Route
Scenic byway
Flat Tops Trail Scenic BywayFurther Information
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