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Prowers County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,551.^[1] The county seat is Lamar.^[2] The county is named in honor of John W. Prowers, a leading pioneer in the lower Arkansas valley region.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1644|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1638|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.9|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.^[3]

Adjacent counties

Trails and byways

Antipode

Prowers County is home of the Antipode of the Indian Ocean island of Île Amsterdam and that island's settlement, La Roche Godon, making it one of the few places in the continental United States with a non-oceanic antipode.^[4]^[5] The center of Ile Amsterdam is at 37.8332° S, 77.5505° E; the antipode, 37.8332° N and 102.4495° W is about 10 miles southeast of Lamar.

Demographics

As of the census^[11] of 2010, there were 12,551 people, 4,935 households, and 3,351 families residing in the county. The population density was 7.6 people per square mile (2.9/km²). There were 5,942 housing units at an average density of 3.6 per square mile (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.0% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 14.7% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. 35.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,935 households of which 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,969, and the median income for a family was $47,052. Males working full-time and year-round had a median income of $32,359 versus $28,727 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,429. About 18.7% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.8% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Like all of the High Plains, Prowers County is powerfully Republican. It has not been carried by a Democratic Presidential nominee since Jimmy Carter did so in 1976, and Michael Dukakis in 1988 remains the last Democrat to pass forty percent. Hillary Clinton’s 23.6 percent in 2016 is nonetheless the worst by a Democrat for well over a century.

Communities

Historic sites

Gallery

See also

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/08099.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 11, 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/antipode-map/#.VjluTK6rRTa|title=Antipodes Map (AKA Tunnel Map)|author=|date=|website=www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/antipode/|title=United States Antipodes|author=|date=|website=www.weathergraphics.com}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 10, 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=June 10, 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/co190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 10, 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 10, 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2018-02-28|title=American FactFinder}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|accessdate=May 26, 2017}}