Delta County, Colorado

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Founded February 11, 1883 Congressional district 3rd Website www.deltacounty.com Population 30,483 (2013) County seat Delta		Largest city Delta Time zone Mountain: UTC-7/-6 Area 2,976 km² Unemployment rate 6.6% (Apr 2015)

Named for City of Delta, Colorado Cities Delta, Cedaredge, Paonia, Hotchkiss, Crawford, Orchard City University Delta Montrose Technical College Points of interest Fort Uncompahgre, Pioneer Town, Black Bridge Winery, Stone Cottage Cellars, Delta County Historical

Delta County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,952. The county seat is Delta.

Map of Delta County, CO, USA

History

Delta County was created by the Colorado legislature on February 11, 1883, out of portions of central Gunnison County. The county was named from a delta of arable land at the mouth of the Uncompahgre River, where it flows into the Gunnison River.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,149 square miles (2,980 km²), of which 1,142 square miles (2,960 km²) is land and 6.5 square miles (17 km²) (0.6%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Gunnison County - east

Montrose County - south

Mesa County - northwest

National protected areas

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (part)

Grand Mesa National Forest

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (part)

Gunnison Gorge Wilderness

State protected areas

Crawford State Park

Sweitzer Lake State Park

Trails and byways

American Discovery Trail

Crag Crest National Recreation Trail

Old Spanish National Historic Trail

Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway

West Elk Loop Scenic Byway

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,834 people, 11,058 households, and 7,939 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 12,374 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.29% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.25% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. 11.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 11,058 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,785, and the median income for a family was $37,748. Males had a median income of $31,348 versus $19,916 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,152. About 8.50% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.