Garfield County, Colorado

Garfield County
Garfield County
U.S. county
	Garfield County Courthouse
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	Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
	Colorado's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°36′N 107°54′W / 39.6°N 107.9°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	February 10, 1883
Named for	James A. Garfield
Seat	Glenwood Springs
Largest city	Rifle
Area
• Total	2,956 sq mi (7,660 km2)
• Land	2,948 sq mi (7,640 km2)
• Water	8.3 sq mi (21 km2) 0.3%%
Population
• Estimate (2020)	61,685
• Density	21/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.garfield-county.com

Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,685.^[1] The county seat is Glenwood Springs.^[2] The county is named in honor of United States President James A. Garfield.^[3] Garfield County is included in the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO Combined Statistical Area.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,956 square miles (7,660 km²), of which 2,948 square miles (7,640 km²) is land and 8.3 square miles (21 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties[]

Rio Blanco County - north
Routt County - northeast
Eagle County - east
Pitkin County - southeast
Mesa County - south
Grand County, Utah - southwest
Uintah County, Utah - northwest

Major highways[]

Interstate 70
I-70 BL
I-70 BL
U.S. Highway 6
State Highway 13
State Highway 82
State Highway 133
State Highway 139
State Highway 325

Protected areas[]

Scenic byways[]

Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway National Scenic Byway
West Elk Loop Scenic Byway

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	4,478	—
1900	5,835	30.3%
1910	10,144	73.8%
1920	9,304	−8.3%
1930	9,975	7.2%
1940	10,560	5.9%
1950	11,625	10.1%
1960	12,017	3.4%
1970	14,821	23.3%
1980	22,514	51.9%
1990	29,974	33.1%
2000	43,791	46.1%
2010	56,389	28.8%
2020	61,685	9.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010-2020^[1]

The 2019 Census population estimate for Garfield County is 60,061,^[9] a 6.5% increase from the 2010 Census.

Population density per square mile: 19.1 (2010)
Race Estimations (2019)
- White alone, not Hispanic or Latino (67.4%)
- Hispanic or Latino (29.3%)
- Black or African American alone (1.3%)
- American Indian and Alaskan Native alone (1.7%)
- Asian, alone (0.9%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
Age and Sex Estimations (2019)
- Persons under 5 years of age (6.8%)
- Persons under 18 years of age (24.9%)
- Persons 65 years of age and over (13.8%)
- Female persons (48.9%)
Housing
- Housing units, 2019: (24,363)
- Owner occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018: (66.9%)
- Persons per household, 2014-2018: (2.73)
Education (2014-2018)
- High school graduate (87.5%)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (30.0%)
Income and Poverty (2014 - 2018)
- Median household income: ($72, 898)
- Per capita income: $32,491)
- Persons in poverty: (8.4%)

Politics[]

Voting participation rates in Garfield County are above the U.S. national average.^[10]^[11] In the 2018 General Election, 65% of eligible voters participated. In the 2020 presidential election, 84.47% eligible voters participated. The county leans slightly Republican based on vote totals in elections (2008 - 2018 data) with an estimated range of two to one-thousand votes often determining candidate outcomes for the county.

Garfield County has primarily voted for Republican Party candidates in presidential elections throughout its history, with the county only failing to back the Republican candidates ten times from 1884 to 2020. Although the county includes the relatively liberal city of Glenwood Springs, this is outweighed by the extremely conservative city of Rifle, as well as the nearby towns of Silt, Parachute, and Battlement Mesa. Until 2020, the most recent Democratic win was by Bill Clinton in 1992, but Republicans were held to a plurality of the county's votes in half of the six following presidential elections prior to 2020. Notably, Barack Obama lost the county to John McCain by two votes in 2008.

In 2020, Joe Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the county since Clinton in 1992, with about 50% of the vote. No Democratic presidential candidate has won a majority of the vote in the county since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, although in 2020, Joe Biden was just 26 votes shy of having the majority of the vote in the county.

The county lies in Colorado's 3rd congressional district, represented by local Rifle resident and theme bar owner Lauren Boebert.

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Presidential election results

Communities[]

Cities[]

Glenwood Springs
Rifle

Towns[]

Census-designated places[]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Garfield County, Colorado". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^ "Election archives – Clerk and Recorder". www.garfield-county.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^ , Wikipedia, October 8, 2020, retrieved October 11, 2020
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

External links[]

Coordinates: 39°36′N 107°54′W / 39.60°N 107.90°W / 39.60; -107.90

[2020Census-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.

[GR1-4] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

[5] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

[6] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

[7] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

[8] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

[9] "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Garfield County, Colorado". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

[10] "Election archives – Clerk and Recorder". www.garfield-county.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

[11] , Wikipedia, October 8, 2020, retrieved October 11, 2020

[12] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Others
2020	47.6% 14,717	49.9% 15,427	2.4% 760
2016	49.6% 13,132	42.6% 11,271	7.8% 2,067
2012	51.4% 12,535	46.3% 11,305	2.3% 568
2008	49.2% 11,359	49.2% 11,357	1.6% 366
2004	53.9% 11,123	44.7% 9,228	1.4% 296
2000	53.2% 9,103	35.6% 6,087	11.2% 1,914
1996	44.4% 6,281	40.5% 5,722	15.1% 2,135
1992	31.5% 4,404	36.4% 5,082	32.1% 4,490
1988	57.2% 6,358	41.6% 4,620	1.2% 136
1984	69.1% 7,111	29.9% 3,076	1.0% 98
1980	58.1% 5,416	28.3% 2,639	13.6% 1,270
1976	59.7% 4,699	36.3% 2,852	4.0% 315
1972	66.3% 4,452	31.1% 2,088	2.7% 178
1968	52.2% 3,157	37.6% 2,273	10.1% 613
1964	41.6% 2,282	58.2% 3,196	0.2% 10
1960	58.0% 3,215	41.8% 2,313	0.2% 11
1956	62.9% 3,332	36.9% 1,953	0.2% 12
1952	68.4% 3,914	31.1% 1,777	0.5% 28
1948	50.1% 2,416	49.0% 2,364	0.9% 42
1944	58.0% 2,588	41.8% 1,865	0.3% 11
1940	57.2% 2,894	42.3% 2,141	0.5% 26
1936	43.0% 1,945	53.1% 2,406	3.9% 177
1932	36.1% 1,734	61.3% 2,946	2.7% 130
1928	60.0% 2,435	38.5% 1,562	1.5% 59
1924	51.3% 1,934	24.3% 917	24.4% 921
1920	54.3% 1,912	42.3% 1,489	3.4% 119
1916	29.9% 1,139	65.0% 2,479	5.2% 197
1912	21.1% 824	46.3% 1,806	32.7% 1,275

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Cities	Glenwood Springs Rifle
Towns	Carbonate Carbondale New Castle Parachute Silt
CDPs	Battlement Mesa Catherine Cattle Creek Chacra Mulford No Name
Unincorporated communities	Antlers Rulison
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