Kit Carson County Information
Kit Carson in
Colorado occupies
2,162 square miles and has a 2006 population of
7,590, a change from a 2000 population of
8,011 and
7,140 in 1990.
14.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.1% percent is 25-35, and
14.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
12 acts of violent crime reported in
Kit Carson in 2004, a change from
18 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
141 people:
3.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.6%.
Read more about
Kit Carson, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Kit Carson | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 2,162 sq. miles | Ranked 286 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 7,590 | Ranked 2,633 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 7,664 | |
| Population 2000 | 8,011 | Ranked 2,606 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 7,140 | Ranked 2,639 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97% | |
| African American | 1.9% | |
| Asian American | .4% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 12 | 18 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 1 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 11 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 128 | 174 |
| Burglaries | 21 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 102 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 5 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,555 | 3,855 |
| Unemployed Population | 141 | 100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1% | 2.6% |
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