Eagle County, Colorado

Eagle County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,197.[1] The county seat is the Town of Eagle.[2] The county is named for the Eagle River.

Eagle County
U.S. county
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°37′N 106°42′W
Country United States
State Colorado
FoundedFebruary 11, 1883
Named forEagle River
SeatEagle
Largest communityEdwards
Area
 • Total1,692 sq mi (4,380 km2)
 • Land1,685 sq mi (4,360 km2)
 • Water7.3 sq mi (19 km2)  0.4%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
55,127
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional districts2nd, 3rd
Websitewww.eaglecounty.us

Eagle County comprises the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Eagle County was created by the Colorado legislature on February 11, 1883, from portions of Summit County. It was named after the Eagle River, which runs through the county. The county seat was originally set in Red Cliff, Colorado, but was moved to the town of Eagle in 1921.

The Ground Hog Mine, near Red Cliff, produced gold and silver in two vertical veins in 1887. One vein, or "chimney", contained gold in crystalline form, cemented by iron, while the other contained wire gold in the form of "ram's horns". One of these ram's horns is now on display in the Harvard Mineralogical Museum.[3]:59

Geography
A map of Eagle County. Green is White River National Forest, yellow is Bureau of Land Management land. The reddish line from east to west is Interstate 70, running along Eagle River.

The highest elevation in the county is the Mount of the Holy Cross which rises to 14,011 feet (4,271 m) above sea level. The lowest elevation is on the Colorado River at 6,128 feet (1,868 m).[4]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,692 square miles (4,380 km2), of which 1,685 square miles (4,360 km2) is land and 7.3 square miles (19 km2) (0.4%) is water.[5]

Much of the county is taken up by White River National Forest, and much of the rest is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Interstate 70 crosses the county from east to west.

The Eagle River rises in the southeastern part of the county. It receives Gore Creek at Dowds Junction, and joins the Colorado River in the west. Fryingpan River and the Roaring Fork River intersect the southwest corner of the county.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

National protected areas

State protected area

Trails
  • Colorado Trail
  • Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
  • Two Elk National Recreation Trail
  • Vail Pass National Recreation Trail

Scenic byways
  • Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway
  • Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18903,725—
19003,008−19.2%
19102,985−0.8%
19203,38513.4%
19303,92415.9%
19405,36136.6%
19504,488−16.3%
19604,6774.2%
19707,49860.3%
198013,32077.6%
199021,92864.6%
200041,65990.0%
201052,19725.3%
Est. 201955,127[6]5.6%
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 were 41,659 people, 15,148 households, and 9,013 families living in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 22,111 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.4% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 10.8% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. 23.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 15,148 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 121.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $62,682, and the median income for a family was $68,226. Males had a median income of $37,603 versus $30,579 for females. The per capita income for the county was $32,011. About 3.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Life expectancy

According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, residents of Eagle County had a life expectancy from birth of 85.94 years in 2014, the third longest in the United States.[12] Men live 84.4 years on the average and women live 87.6 years.[13] Two contiguous counties, Summit and Pitkin counties, rank numbers one and two in the nation in life expectancy.

Factors contributing to the high life expectancy of the three Colorado counties are "high education, high income, high access to medical care, the people are physically active, obesity is lower than anywhere else – so you’re doing it right.” said Dr. Ali Mokdad, one of the study's co-authors.[14]

Politics
Presidential elections results
Eagle County vote
by party in presidential elections[15]
Year Republican Democratic Others
2016 35.6% 8,990 55.9% 14,099 8.5% 2,134
2012 41.5% 9,411 56.4% 12,792 2.1% 465
2008 37.8% 8,181 60.9% 13,191 1.3% 286
2004 46.1% 8,533 52.6% 9,744 1.3% 234
2000 47.2% 7,165 44.6% 6,772 8.2% 1,251
1996 40.9% 4,637 44.9% 5,094 14.2% 1,610
1992 28.5% 3,100 35.6% 3,870 35.9% 3,900[16]
1988 55.9% 4,366 42.4% 3,314 1.7% 129
1984 67.8% 4,500 30.6% 2,032 1.5% 101
1980 52.6% 3,061 27.7% 1,608 19.7% 1,147
1976 64.2% 2,963 32.5% 1,502 3.3% 152
1972 58.2% 1,920 39.6% 1,306 2.3% 75
1968 49.1% 1,049 43.4% 927 7.5% 160
1964 33.1% 644 66.8% 1,299 0.1% 2
1960 52.9% 989 47.0% 880 0.1% 2
1956 57.4% 1,154 42.4% 852 0.3% 6
1952 53.7% 1,242 45.7% 1,058 0.6% 13
1948 40.3% 738 55.1% 1,008 4.6% 85
1944 49.1% 922 50.7% 952 0.3% 5
1940 42.0% 1,077 57.5% 1,474 0.5% 13
1936 33.1% 776 65.7% 1,541 1.3% 30
1932 33.8% 712 64.0% 1,348 2.2% 46
1928 63.2% 1,014 35.5% 570 1.3% 21
1924 44.4% 722 26.5% 431 29.1% 472
1920 55.1% 854 41.9% 649 3.0% 46
1916 25.2% 397 72.1% 1,136 2.7% 43
1912 25.8% 387 48.5% 727 25.6% 384

Communities

Towns

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated places

Ghost Town

See also

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Voynick, S.M., 1992, Colorado Gold, Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Company, ISBN 0878424555
  4. Google Earth
  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 December 3, 2019.
  7. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  8. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  9. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  10. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  11. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  12. Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura (8 May 2017). "Inequalities in Life Expectancy Among US Counties, 1980 to 2014". JAMA Internal Medicine. 177: 1003–1011. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0918. PMC 5543324. PMID 28492829. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  13. "County Profile: Summit County Colorado," http://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/county_profiles/US/2015/County_Report_Eagle_County_Colorado.pdf, accessed 2 Aug 2017
  14. Achenbach, Joel, "U.S. life expectancy varies more than 20 years from county to county," Washington Post, May 8, 2017
  15. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  16. The leading "other" candidate, Independent Ross Perot, received 3,821 votes, while Libertarian candidate Andre Marrou received 61 votes, and New Alliance candidate Lenora Fulani received 18 votes.

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