Pueblo County, Colorado

Pueblo County
	Pueblo County, Colorado
	The Pueblo County Courthouse with brass dome in Pueblo
	; Seal
	; Seal
	; Location in the state of Colorado
	; Colorado's location in the U.S.
Founded	November 1, 1861
Named for	City of Pueblo
Seat	Pueblo
Largest city	Pueblo
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 2,398 sq mi (6,211 km²); 2,386 sq mi (6,180 km²); 12 sq mi (31 km²), 0.5%
PopulationEst.; - (2020); - Density	; 168,162 ; 71/sq mi (27/km²)
Congressional district	3rd
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website	www.co.pueblo.co.us

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Pueblo County ( /ˈpwɛbloʊ/ or /ˈpjɛbloʊ/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,162.^[1] The county seat is Pueblo.^[2] The county was named for the historic city of Pueblo which took its name from the Spanish language word meaning "town" or "village". Pueblo County comprises the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[3]^[4]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,398 square miles (6,210 km²), of which 2,386 square miles (6,180 km²) is land and 12 square miles (31 km²) (0.5%) is water.^[5]

Adjacent counties[]

El Paso County - north
Lincoln County - northeast
Crowley County - east
Otero County - east
Las Animas County - south
Huerfano County - southwest
Custer County - west
Fremont County - northwest

Major Highways[]

Interstate 25
U.S. Highway 50
U.S. Highway 85
State Highway 10
State Highway 45
State Highway 47
State Highway 78
State Highway 96
State Highway 120
State Highway 165
State Highway 167

National protected areas[]

San Isabel National Forest
Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness

Trails and byways[]

American Discovery Trail
Frontier Pathways National Scenic and Historic Byway
TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route
Western Express Bicycle Route

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	2,265	—
1880	7,167	216.4%
1890	31,191	335.2%
1900	34,418	10.3%
1910	52,223	51.7%
1920	57,368	9.9%
1930	66,033	15.1%
1940	68,870	4.3%
1950	90,188	31.0%
1960	118,685	31.6%
1970	118,238	−0.4%
1980	120,984	2.3%
1990	123,051	1.7%
2000	141,472	15.0%
2010	159,063	12.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2020^[1]

As of the Census 2007 statistical update, there were 154,712 people, 59,956 households, and 40,084 families living in the county. The population density was 59 people per square mile (23/km²). There were 67,314 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.47% White, 1.90% Black or African American, 1.59% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 12.93% from other races, and 3.38% from two or more races. 37.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 11.6% were of German, 8.8% Italian, 6.7% English, 6.6% American and 6.5% Irish ancestry.

There were 59,956 households, out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.10% were married couples living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,283, and the median income for a family was $50,143. The per capita income for the county was $21,656. About 11.20% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.70% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government[]

**Elected Officials:**^[10]
Commissioner, District 1	Eppie Griego
Commissioner, District 2	Garrison Ortiz
Commissioner, District 3	Chris Wiseman
Assessor	Frank Beltran
Clerk and Recorder	Gilbert Ortiz
District Attorney	Jeff Chostner
Sheriff	Kirk Taylor
County Surveyor	Randy Reeves
Treasurer	Del Olivas
Coroner	Brian Cotter

The Board of Pueblo County Commissioners is elected by voters to represent three individual districts within Pueblo County. The board serves as the administrative and policy-setting authority for Pueblo County.^[11]

Pueblo County is part of Colorado's 3rd congressional district and is represented by U.S. House member Lauren Boebert.

At the state level the following representatives have boundaries that cover parts of Pueblo County, President of the Colorado Senate Leroy Garcia representing Senate District 3, Larry Crowder representing Senate District 35, House Majority Caucus Chair Daneya Esgar representing District 46, Bri Buentello^[12] representing District 47 and Donald Valdez representing District 62.

Politics[]

Pueblo County is historically a Democratic stronghold; however, in the 2016 presidential election, the county voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump. It was brought back into the Democratic fold in the years which followed, voting for Jared Polis in the 2018 gubernatorial election^[13] and giving Joe Biden a plurality in the 2020 presidential election.

United States presidential election results for Pueblo County, Colorado^[14]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	42,252	47.85%	43,772	49.57%	2,277	2.58%
2016	36,265	46.11%	35,875	45.62%	6,506	8.27%
2012	31,894	41.74%	42,551	55.68%	1,974	2.58%
2008	30,257	41.78%	41,097	56.74%	1,073	1.48%
2004	31,117	46.31%	35,369	52.64%	701	1.04%
2000	22,827	42.31%	28,888	53.55%	2,231	4.14%
1996	17,402	34.60%	28,791	57.24%	4,108	8.17%
1992	16,120	28.56%	30,261	53.62%	10,057	17.82%
1988	20,119	37.73%	32,788	61.50%	411	0.77%
1984	24,634	47.19%	27,126	51.97%	440	0.84%
1980	20,770	44.72%	21,874	47.10%	3,797	8.18%
1976	18,518	41.02%	25,841	57.24%	784	1.74%
1972	25,607	54.43%	19,620	41.70%	1,818	3.86%
1968	16,646	34.47%	27,215	56.36%	4,430	9.17%
1964	13,103	27.00%	34,933	71.97%	500	1.03%
1960	20,579	42.36%	27,421	56.44%	582	1.20%
1956	23,454	52.34%	20,433	45.60%	927	2.07%
1952	20,333	48.81%	20,613	49.48%	713	1.71%
1948	12,756	36.40%	21,637	61.75%	648	1.85%
1944	13,848	41.99%	19,039	57.72%	96	0.29%
1940	14,185	42.84%	18,805	56.79%	125	0.38%
1936	10,071	34.46%	18,660	63.85%	493	1.69%
1932	10,414	39.52%	15,325	58.15%	615	2.33%
1928	15,541	65.65%	7,881	33.29%	251	1.06%
1924	10,577	52.86%	4,917	24.57%	4,515	22.56%
1920	9,621	53.13%	7,863	43.42%	625	3.45%
1916	6,545	36.08%	10,710	59.04%	886	4.88%
1912	3,050	19.64%	7,643	49.20%	4,840	31.16%
1908	7,337	46.04%	8,092	50.77%	508	3.19%
1904	9,173	55.72%	6,966	42.31%	324	1.97%
1900	6,028	49.56%	5,878	48.32%	258	2.12%
1896	1,318	13.44%	8,373	85.39%	115	1.17%
1892	2,404	46.06%	0	0.00%	2,815	53.94%
1888	2,280	51.14%	2,038	45.72%	140	3.14%
1884	1,784	53.88%	1,449	43.76%	78	2.36%
1880	824	48.93%	860	51.07%	0	0.00%