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La Plata County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,334.[1] The county seat is Durango.[2] The county was named for the La Plata River and the La Plata Mountains. "La plata" means "the silver" in Spanish.

La Plata County comprises the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.[3][4]

The county is home to Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site, the type site for the Basketmaker II period of Anasazi culture.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,700 square miles (4,400 km2), of which 1,692 square miles (4,380 km2) is land and 7.6 square miles (20 km2) (0.4%) is water.[5]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1880 1,110 —
1890 5,509 396.3%
1900 7,016 27.4%
1910 10,812 54.1%
1920 11,218 3.8%
1930 12,975 15.7%
1940 15,494 19.4%
1950 14,880 −4.0%
1960 19,225 29.2%
1970 19,199 −0.1%
1980 27,424 42.8%
1990 32,284 17.7%
2000 43,941 36.1%
2010 51,334 16.8%
Est. 2016 55,623 [6] 8.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2015[1]

As of the census[11] of 2000, there are 43,941 people in the county, organized into 17,342 households and 10,890 families. The population density is 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There are 20,765 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 87.31% White, 5.78% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.31% Black or African American, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.90% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. 10.40% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 17,342 households out of which 29.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.90% are married couples living together, 8.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.20% are non-families. 24.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 2.92.

In the county, the population is spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 13.90% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 103.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 103.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $40,159, and the median income for a family is $50,446. Males have a median income of $32,486 versus $24,666 for females. The per capita income for the county is $21,534. 11.70% of the population and 6.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.30% of those under the age of 18 and 7.70% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Communities

City

Towns

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Politics

La Plata County vote
by party in presidential elections[13]
Year Republican Democratic Others
2016 40.4% 12,587 49.8% 15,525 9.8% 3,038
2012 43.7% 12,794 52.9% 15,489 3.5% 1,025
2008 41.1% 11,503 57.4% 16,057 1.5% 419
2004 45.9% 11,704 52.6% 13,409 1.6% 400
2000 48.8% 9,993 38.4% 7,864 12.9% 2,633
1996 46.5% 8,057 37.6% 6,509 15.9% 2,755
1992 35.4% 5,522 37.9% 5,913 26.8% 4,178
1988 57.7% 7,714 40.7% 5,443 1.5% 205
1984 67.5% 8,719 31.3% 4,040 1.2% 159
1980 59.8% 7,291 24.9% 3,034 15.4% 1,876
1976 59.1% 6,228 36.4% 3,843 4.5% 476
1972 62.2% 5,691 31.0% 2,830 6.8% 623
1968 57.1% 4,269 33.8% 2,523 9.2% 684
1964 44.3% 3,550 55.5% 4,442 0.2% 15
1960 58.8% 4,772 41.0% 3,329 0.1% 10
1956 66.8% 4,770 33.1% 2,366 0.1% 4
1952 66.0% 4,425 33.0% 2,210 1.0% 66
1948 51.0% 2,735 47.3% 2,536 1.7% 89
1944 59.6% 3,023 40.1% 2,031 0.3% 15
1940 57.4% 3,871 42.0% 2,835 0.6% 39
1936 42.2% 2,354 54.5% 3,040 3.3% 185
1932 38.5% 2,124 57.2% 3,156 4.3% 237
1928 59.6% 2,837 39.3% 1,872 1.1% 53
1924 35.1% 1,469 36.3% 1,516 28.6% 1,197
1920 50.9% 1,711 42.9% 1,445 6.2% 209
1916 27.1% 1,029 68.1% 2,590 4.8% 182
1912 19.4% 692 49.9% 1,775 30.7% 1,093

In its early years La Plata County generally leaned towards the Democratic Party. Only Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and the three landslide victories of Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding and Herbert Hoover saw the county vote Republican before World War II. In the period between 1940 and 1988, however, the county – like Colorado generally – took a turn towards supporting the Republican Party, with the result that between 1940 and 2000 the only Democrat to obtain a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Since John Kerry became the first candidate in sixteen years from either party to gain a majority in La Plata county in the 2004 election, the county has tended towards the Democratic Party: Barack Obama’s 2008 share of the vote was the highest for a Democrat since William Jennings Bryan.

Recreation

National forest and wilderness

National historic district

Trails

Bicycle route

Scenic byway

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2014. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  3. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012. 
  4. ^ See the Colorado census statistical areas.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  6. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017. 
  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014. 
  8. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 8, 2014. 
  9. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014. 
  10. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014. 
  11. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  12. ^ Parrott
  13. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017. 

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