Demographics
Historical population| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 1,601 | | — |
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| 1900 | 3,268 | | 104.1% |
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| 1910 | 9,577 | | 193.1% |
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| 1920 | 16,124 | | 68.4% |
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| 1930 | 18,284 | | 13.4% |
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| 1940 | 17,214 | | −5.9% |
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| 1950 | 18,074 | | 5.0% |
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| 1960 | 21,192 | | 17.3% |
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| 1970 | 20,105 | | −5.1% |
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| 1980 | 22,513 | | 12.0% |
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| 1990 | 21,939 | | −2.5% |
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| 2000 | 27,171 | | 23.8% |
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| 2010 | 28,159 | | 3.6% |
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| 2020 | 29,111 | | 3.4% |
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| 2024 (est.) | 30,300 | [6] | 4.1% |
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At the 2000 census there were 27,171 people, 9,539 households, and 6,973 families living in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile (8.1 people/km2). There were 10,410 housing units at an average density of 8 units per square mile (3.1 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 79.65% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 16.37% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. 31.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [11] Of the 19,539 households 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.00% of households were one person and 10.90% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.
The age distribution was 30.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.
The median household income was $34,568 and the median family income was $39,102. Males had a median income of $27,361 versus $21,524 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,492. About 8.50% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Morgan County has long been one of the Republican Party's major strongholds in Colorado. It was one of only three Colorado counties (the others being El Paso County and Larimer County) to vote for the re-election of Herbert Hoover in 1932, and the only Democrat to obtain an absolute majority in the county since 1920 has been Lyndon Johnson in 1964 – although Roosevelt did win a plurality in 1936.
In other statewide elections, the county also leans strongly Republican, although it was carried by Democrat Roy Romer in 1990 [13] – when he carried all but four counties statewide – by Dick Lamm in 1982 [14] and by Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo in 2010. [15]
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