Eagle County, Colorado

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Eagle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,731.[1] The county seat is the Town of Eagle and the most populous community is Edwards.[2] The county is named for the Eagle River.

Eagle County comprises the Edwards, Colorado, 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]Template:Rp

Geography

The highest elevation in the county is the Mount of the Holy Cross which rises to Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. The lowest elevation is on the Colorado River at Script error: No such module "convert"..[4]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (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. The Fryingpan River and the Roaring Fork River intersect the southwest corner of the county.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

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National protected areas

State protected area

Trails

Scenic byways

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 55,731. Of the residents, 22.4% were under the age of 18 and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 109.3 males. 81.5% of residents lived in urban areas and 18.5% lived in rural areas.[11][12][13]

The racial makeup of the county was 71.0% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 11.9% from some other race, and 14.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 30.2% of the population.[13]

There were 20,760 households in the county, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 19.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]

There were 32,967 housing units, of which 37.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 64.9% were owner-occupied and 35.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.9%.[12]

2000 census

As of the census[14] of 2000, there were 41,659 people, 15,148 households, and 9,013 families living in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 22,111 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. 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.

Education

Public education

Eagle County is served by Eagle County School District RE-50J. The district operates eight elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools across Eagle County.

Private/other education

  • Vail Christian High School (Edwards)
  • Vail Mountain School (Vail)

Higher education

Colorado Mountain College, a community college serving much of western Colorado, operates its Vail Valley campus in Edwards.

Life expectancy

According to a report in JAMA, residents of Eagle County had a life expectancy from birth of 85.94 years in 2014, the third-longest in the United States.[15] Men live 84.4 years on the average and women live 87.6 years.[16] 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 elseTemplate:Sndso you're doing it right." said Ali Mokdad, one of the study's co-authors.[17]

Politics

A swing county for much of the 20th Century, Eagle County trended Republican by the 1950s, and up through 1988 it was carried by a Democrat only in the national landslide 1964 election. Democrat Bill Clinton carried the county in both 1992 and 1996, before George W. Bush managed to narrowly flip it back Republican in 2000 (all by pluralities). Since then, the county has swung heavily to the Democratic Party. John Kerry in 2004 won the first full Democratic majority since 1964. Barack Obama performed even better in 2008, and Joe Biden improved the Democratic score yet again in 2020.

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Communities

Towns

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated places

Ghost towns

See also

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References

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  16. ↑ "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
  17. ↑ Achenbach, Joel, "U.S. life expectancy varies more than 20 years from county to county," Washington Post, May 8, 2017

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