Phillips County is one of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado ( USA ).
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| Phillips county | |
| A country | USA |
| Included in | Colorado |
| Adm. center | Holyoke |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | 1889 year |
| Area | 1781.2 km² (54th place ) |
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| Timezone | UTC − 7 |
| Population | |
| Population | 4399 people ( 2011 ) ( 52nd place ) |
| Density | 2.5 people / km² (41st place) |
| Nationalities | white - 93.0% African Americans - 0.2% |
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Content
- 1 Description
- 2 History
- 3 Demographics
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Description
The county, rectangular in size, approximately 52 by 34 kilometers, is located in the northeastern part of the state, bordered by Nebraska in the east, and other districts of Colorado on the other sides. Named after R. O. Phillips, secretary of the Lincoln Land Company, which was involved in the sale of estates in the region. The capital and largest city of the district is Holyoke . Open water areas occupy 0.31 km², which is 0.02% of the total area of the district in 1781.2 km².
History
The district was formed on March 27, 1889 by separating the southeastern part of Logan County [1] .
Demographics
- Population
- 1890 - 2,642 inhabitants
- 1900 - 1583
- 1910 - 3179
- 1920 - 5499
- 1930 - 5797
- 1940 - 4948
- 1950 - 4924
- 1960 - 4440
- 1970 - 4131
- 1980 - 4542
- 1990 - 4189
- 2000 - 4480
- 2010 - 4442 [2]
- 2011 - 4399 [2]
- Racial composition
- white - 93.0%
- African Americans - 0.2%
- Native Americans - 0.3%
- Asians - 0.4%
- other races - 4.7%
- two or more races - 1.4%
- Hispanics (any race) - 11.8%
Notes
- ↑ Colorado Counties Formation Archived February 5, 2007. on stanwyck.com
- ↑ 1 2 Detailed demographic data for the region of Sejuik for 2010-2011. Archived July 16, 2011. on quickfacts.census.gov
Links
- County official website
- Phillips County: demographics, economics, crime, healthcare, etc. at city-data.com
- Phillips County at geonames.usgs.gov