Routt County, Colorado


Routt County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,509. The county seat is Steamboat Springs.
Routt County comprises the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Placer gold was found near Hahns Peak in 1864 as part of the Colorado Gold Rush.
Routt County was created out of the western portion of Grand County on January 29, 1877. It was named in honor of John Long Routt, the last territorial and first state governor of Colorado. The western portion of Routt County was split off to form Moffat County on February 27, 1911.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Adjacent counties

At the 2000 census there were 19,690 people, 7,953 households, and 4,779 families living in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile. There were 11,217 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 96.90% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 3.22% of the population were Hispanic Latino of any race.
Of the 7,953 households 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were married couples living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.90% were non-families. 24.40% of households were one person and 3.70% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.
The age distribution was 22.60% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 36.50% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 5.00% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 116.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.40 males.
The median household income was $53,612 and the median family income was $61,927. Males had a median income of $36,997 versus $26,576 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,792. About 2.80% of families and 6.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.20% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the county 54–37. The last Republican to win the county was George W. Bush in 2000, when he won the county with a plurality of 46–44. Bill Clinton won pluralities in 1992 and 1996. However, from 1968 to 1988, Republicans won majorities in the county. Lyndon Johnson won Routt by a healthy margin of 63–37 in 1964. Richard Nixon won the county in 1960, taking 54% of the vote to John F. Kennedy's 46%.
YearRepublicanDemocraticOthers
201637.4% 5,23054.3% 7,6008.3% 1,156
201241.1% 5,46956.7% 7,5472.3% 301
200835.8% 4,72562.7% 8,2701.6% 204
200444.2% 5,19954.3% 6,3921.5% 171
200046.4% 4,47243.7% 4,2089.9% 958
199638.5% 3,01946.7% 3,66014.8% 1,158
199228.9% 2,35839.1% 3,18832.0% 2,615
198851.7% 3,26446.2% 2,9222.1% 133
198466.2% 4,23932.0% 2,0511.8% 118
198053.3% 3,57429.0% 1,94417.7% 1,184
197654.1% 2,82240.9% 2,1305.0% 261
197259.3% 2,62936.4% 1,6134.3% 189
196853.8% 1,60236.2% 1,07610.0% 298
196436.9% 1,09562.5% 1,8530.5% 16
196053.8% 1,65146.1% 1,4140.1% 2
195657.6% 1,81142.3% 1,3300.2% 6
195257.3% 2,14342.1% 1,5750.6% 21
194840.9% 1,49257.2% 2,0881.9% 71
194448.8% 1,86950.6% 1,9400.6% 22
194044.1% 2,21255.3% 2,7750.6% 32
193633.7% 1,54161.6% 2,8174.7% 217
193235.6% 1,56860.0% 2,6434.5% 198
192857.4% 2,30441.0% 1,6451.7% 68
192453.5% 1,82232.8% 1,11613.7% 467
192057.5% 1,85438.0% 1,2244.5% 146
191628.8% 84966.8% 1,9724.4% 131
191226.1% 73849.8% 1,40824.1% 680

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