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Lincoln County, Colorado
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,675. The county seat is Hugo. The county obtains its name in memory of the United States President Abraham Lincoln. The county was formed from portions of Bent and Elbert counties in 1889 from a restructuring of Colorado counties.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,586 square miles (6,700 km2), of which 2,578 square miles (6,680 km2) is land and 8.8 square miles (23 km2) (0.3%) is water.
The main watersheds include the Arikaree and Republican Rivers in the northern part of the county and the Big Sandy, Rush, and Horse Creeks in the southern part of the county. Big Sandy and Rush Creeks ultimately drain into the Arkansas River.
Lincoln County's government is based in the county courthouse in Hugo which is the office of the board of three elected commissioners and a county administrator, as well as the county sheriff, county clerk and recorder, county assessor, county treasurer, county coroner, and the county court (the trial court of limited jurisdiction for county affairs). Lincoln County is part of the 18th Colorado Judicial District — the state trial court of general jurisdiction — with judicial matters conducted in the Littleton and Centennial courthouses in Arapahoe County. Lincoln County's government operation also includes a department of social services, land use office, road and bridge department, human services department, public health department, mobile library services, probation department, county landfill, county fairgrounds, and county extension service.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,675. Of the residents, 21.0% were under the age of 18 and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females there were 140.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 149.2 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 77.5% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 8.7% from some other race, and 6.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 14.3% of the population.
There were 1,980 households in the county, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 2,358 housing units, of which 16.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 65.4% were owner-occupied and 34.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%.
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Lincoln County, Colorado
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,675. The county seat is Hugo. The county obtains its name in memory of the United States President Abraham Lincoln. The county was formed from portions of Bent and Elbert counties in 1889 from a restructuring of Colorado counties.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,586 square miles (6,700 km2), of which 2,578 square miles (6,680 km2) is land and 8.8 square miles (23 km2) (0.3%) is water.
The main watersheds include the Arikaree and Republican Rivers in the northern part of the county and the Big Sandy, Rush, and Horse Creeks in the southern part of the county. Big Sandy and Rush Creeks ultimately drain into the Arkansas River.
Lincoln County's government is based in the county courthouse in Hugo which is the office of the board of three elected commissioners and a county administrator, as well as the county sheriff, county clerk and recorder, county assessor, county treasurer, county coroner, and the county court (the trial court of limited jurisdiction for county affairs). Lincoln County is part of the 18th Colorado Judicial District — the state trial court of general jurisdiction — with judicial matters conducted in the Littleton and Centennial courthouses in Arapahoe County. Lincoln County's government operation also includes a department of social services, land use office, road and bridge department, human services department, public health department, mobile library services, probation department, county landfill, county fairgrounds, and county extension service.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,675. Of the residents, 21.0% were under the age of 18 and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females there were 140.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 149.2 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 77.5% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 8.7% from some other race, and 6.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 14.3% of the population.
There were 1,980 households in the county, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 2,358 housing units, of which 16.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 65.4% were owner-occupied and 34.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%.
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