Bent County, Colorado
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State Health Department
- Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment: 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver
( Douglas Benevento: 303-692-2011 / doug.benevento@state.co.us)
Local Health Departments
- Bent County Public Health Nursing Service: 701 Park Ave., Las Animas
( Carina Estrada: 719-456-517 / cestrada@bcns.net)
Population:
- Total Population: 5,998
- Males: 3,282
- Females: 2,716
Ethnicity:
- White: 3,746
- Black/African American: 207
- Hispanic: 1,809
- Native American/Eskimo: 42
- Asian: 69
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 125
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (4,700)
- Spanish (870)
- German (10)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 266
- Mexico (194)
- Thailand (16)
- Germany (15)
- Canada (13)
- Philippines (9)
- Netherlands (4)
- Poland (3)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (1,138)
- United Methodist Church, The (308)
- Friends (Quakers) (107)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (101)
- Church of the Nazarene (100)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 2,276
- Sensory: 266
- Physical: 671
- Mental: 363
- Self-care: 197
- Go outside home: 325
- Employment: 399
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 57
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 2,003
- Utility gas: 1,353
- Bottled or LP gas: 493
- Electricity: 108
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 0
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 38
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 7
- No fuel used: 4
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 3,936
- No vehicle: 243
- 1 or more vehicle: 3,693
Education Attainment:
- No School: 23
- No High School: 312
- Some High School: 587
- High School: 1,415
- Some College: 946
- Associate's Degree: 291
- College Degree: 348
- Master's Degree: 71
- Professional Degree: 41
- Doctoral Degree: 3
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 2,003
- Owners with phone: 1,298
- Owners without phone: 59
- Renters with phone: 591
- Renters without phone: 55
10 closest counties:
- Kiowa County, Colorado
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Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
81038, 81044, 81054, 81057
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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