Fremont County comprises the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in thePueblo-Cañon City, COCombined Statistical Area.
Rural Fremont County is the location of 15prisons; most of these are operated by the state.ADX Florence, the only federalSupermax prison in the United States, is in anunincorporated area in Fremont County, south ofFlorence, and is part of theFederal Correctional Complex, Florence.[3][4] As of March 2015, Fremont County leads the nation among all counties as the one with the largest proportion of persons incarcerated. Prisoners are counted as part of the county population in the census, and 20% of residents are held in the prisons in the county.[5]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,534 square miles (3,970 km2), of which 1,533 square miles (3,970 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (0.06%) is water.[7]
As of the2020 census, the county had a population of 48,939. Of the residents, 15.8% were under the age of 18 and 23.3% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 46.1 years. For every 100 females there were 133.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 139.9 males. 50.5% of residents lived in urban areas and 49.5% lived in rural areas.[13][14][15]
Fremont County, Colorado – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
There were 17,871 households in the county, of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 25.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]
There were 20,243 housing units, of which 11.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.0% were owner-occupied and 24.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.9%.[14]
As of the2000 census, there were 46,145 people, 15,232 households, and 10,494 families residing in the county.[19] Thepopulation density was 30 people per square mile (12 people/km2). There were 17,145 housing units at an average density of 11 units per square mile (4.2 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 89.52%White, 5.34%Black orAfrican American, 1.53%Native American, 0.50%Asian, 0.06%Pacific Islander, 1.22% fromother races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 10.35% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.
There were 15,232 households, out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% weremarried couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 133.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 143.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,150, and the median income for a family was $42,303. Males had a median income of $30,428 versus $23,112 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $17,420. About 8.30% of families and 11.70% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 14.80% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.
The daily operations of the county are controlled centrally from the County Administration Building, located inCañon City. It houses the offices of both elected and appointed officials, including:
Stacey Seifert, assessor
Justin D Grantham, clerk and recorder
Randy Keller, coroner
Kathy Elliott, treasurer/public trustee
Allen Cooper, sheriff
John Kratz, surveyor
Tony Carochi, county manager
United States presidential election results for Fremont County, Colorado[21]
