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Sedgwick County, Colorado

Sedgwick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,404. The county seat is Julesburg. The county was named for Fort Sedgwick, a military post along the Platte Trail, which was named for General John Sedgwick. It is located at the state border with Nebraska.

Sedgwick County was named after John Sedgwick, who was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 549 square miles (1,420 km2), of which 548 square miles (1,420 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (0.2%) is water.

Upper Crossing of the California Trail

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 2,404. Of the residents, 20.1% were under the age of 18 and 27.6% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 49.6 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.5 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 85.8% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 5.0% from some other race, and 7.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 15.1% of the population.

There were 1,086 households in the county, of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,343 housing units, of which 19.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 68.9% were owner-occupied and 31.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.8%.

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