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El Paso County, Colorado 200 S Cascade Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone: (719) 520-6200 Fax: (719) 520-6212 www.elpasoco.com In central CO, south of Denver; original county, organized Nov 1, 1861 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: Spanish 'the pass' [through the mountains], referring to Ute Pass, west of Colorado Springs. Area (sq mi): 2129.56 (land 2126.45; water 3.11). Pop per sq mi: 266.00. Pop 2005: 565,582. State rank: 1. Pop change: 2000-20005 9.40%; 1990-2000 30.20%. Pop 2000: 516,929 (White 76.20%; Black or African American 6.50%; Hispanic or Latino 11.30%; Asian 2.50%; Other 9.70%). Foreign born: 6.40%. Median age: 33.00. Income 2000: per capita $22,005; median household $46,844; Pop below poverty level: 8.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $29,603-$30,811. Unemployment 2004: 5.70%. Change from 2000: 1.30%. Median travel time to work: 22.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 4.80%. Cities with population over 10,000: See other counties in Colorado. El Paso County, Texas 500 E San Antonio Ave El Paso, TX 79901 Phone: (915) 546-2000 Fax: (915) 546-2012 www.co.el-paso.tx.us On the northwestern border of TX, north of Cuidad Juarez, Mexico; organized Jan 3, 1850 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For the city, itself from Spanish for 'the ford,' for a major crossing of the Rio Grande River, or 'the pass' for El Paso del Norte 'the north pass' through either the Sierra Madre or the Franklin mountains: the city lies in a valley between them. Area (sq mi): 1014.68 (land 1013.11; water 1.57). Pop per sq mi: 712.30. Pop 2005: 721,598. State rank: 6. Pop change: 2000-20005 6.20%; 1990-2000 14.90%. Pop 2000: 679,622 (White 17.00%; Black or African American 3.10%; Hispanic or Latino 78.20%; Asian 1.00%; Other 22.00%). Foreign born: 27.40%. Median age: 30.00. Income 2000: per capita $13,421; median household $31,051; Pop below poverty level: 23.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $18,562-$20,875. Unemployment 2004: 7.80%. Change from 2000: -0.40%. Median travel time to work: 22.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 4.80%. Cities with population over 10,000: See other counties in Texas. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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