Sedgwick County, Colorado

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Sedgwick County
County
Sedgwick County Courthouse, Julesburg.jpg
Sedgwick County Courthouse, Julesburg
Map of Colorado highlighting Sedgwick County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
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Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°53′N102°21′W / 40.88°N 102.35°W / 40.88; -102.35
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
FoundedApril 9, 1889
Named for John Sedgwick
Seat Julesburg
Largest townJulesburg
Area
 • Total
549 sq mi (1,420 km2)
 • Land548 sq mi (1,420 km2)
 • Water1.4 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,404
 • Estimate 
(2023)
2,299 Decrease2.svg
 • Density4.4/sq mi (1.7/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district 4th
Website sedgwickcounty.colorado.gov

Sedgwick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,404. [1] The county seat is Julesburg. [2] The county was named for Fort Sedgwick, a military post along the Platte Trail, which was named for General John Sedgwick. It is located at the state border with Nebraska.

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History

Sedgwick County was named after John Sedgwick, who was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 549 square miles (1,420 km2), of which 548 square miles (1,420 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (0.2%) is water. [3]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Trails and byways

Upper Crossing of the California Trail

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,293—
1900 971−24.9%
1910 3,061215.2%
1920 4,20737.4%
1930 5,58032.6%
1940 5,294−5.1%
1950 5,095−3.8%
1960 4,242−16.7%
1970 3,405−19.7%
1980 3,266−4.1%
1990 2,690−17.6%
2000 2,7472.1%
2010 2,379−13.4%
2020 2,4041.1%
2023 (est.)2,299 [4] −4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
1790-1960 [6] 1900–1990 [7]
1990-2000 [8] 2010–2020 [1]

At the 2000 census there were 2,747 people in 1,165 households, including 802 families, in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (1.9 people/km2). There were 1,387 housing units at an average density of 2 units per square mile (0.77 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.50% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.97% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. 11.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [9] Of the 1,165 households 26.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 29.40% of households were one person and 13.60% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83.

The age distribution was 22.80% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 22.10% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median household income was $28,278 and the median family income was $33,953. Males had a median income of $25,463 versus $16,392 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,125. About 7.80% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Sedgwick County has been strongly Republican for most of its history. It was the only Colorado county to vote for Charles Evans Hughes in 1916 and one of only two carried by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, while only three Democratic presidential candidates – William Jennings Bryan in the “free silver” 1896 election plus Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson in the 1932, 1936 and 1964 landslide wins – have ever carried the county, which has voted for the same candidate as the state of South Dakota in every election since its formation.

United States presidential election results for Sedgwick County, Colorado [10]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 1,04877.17%28320.84%271.99%
2020 1,12177.52%30120.82%241.66%
2016 1,01574.41%26719.57%826.01%
2012 88165.84%41931.32%382.84%
2008 85763.43%46834.64%261.92%
2004 97171.40%37427.50%151.10%
2000 87767.31%38429.47%423.22%
1996 71552.69%51938.25%1239.06%
1992 44739.01%39734.64%30226.35%
1988 92159.61%61139.55%130.84%
1984 1,14672.39%42927.10%80.51%
1980 1,15167.39%43825.64%1196.97%
1976 90253.06%77345.47%251.47%
1972 1,12967.85%48529.15%503.00%
1968 1,00760.92%54633.03%1006.05%
1964 89548.67%94251.22%20.11%
1960 1,23061.41%76938.39%40.20%
1956 1,33463.55%76036.21%50.24%
1952 1,52868.74%68630.86%90.40%
1948 1,02054.63%83444.67%130.70%
1944 1,22868.26%56831.57%30.17%
1940 1,44859.86%95939.64%120.50%
1936 97740.57%1,35856.40%733.03%
1932 88439.10%1,28856.97%893.94%
1928 1,24767.51%58031.40%201.08%
1924 77951.97%37224.82%34823.22%
1920 81965.31%37229.67%635.02%
1916 52946.86%51945.97%817.17%
1912 32829.68%33830.59%43939.73%
1908 54464.30%27832.86%242.84%
1904 34769.82%13126.36%193.82%
1900 25658.18%16337.05%214.77%
1896 13036.62%21660.85%92.54%
1892 19835.29%00.00%36364.71%

Communities

Towns

See also

Notes

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