Editing Phillips County, Colorado

{{short description|County in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Phillips County
 | state              = Colorado
 | seal                 = Seal of Phillips County, Colorado.png
 | founded year         = 1889
 | founded date       = March 27
 | seat wl             = Holyoke
 | largest city wl     = Holyoke
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 688
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 688
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 0.1
 | area percentage      = 0.02%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 4530
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 4476 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone          = Mountain
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = phillipscounty.colorado.gov/
 | named for            = R.O. Phillips
 | ex image             = Phillips County Courthouse.JPG
 | ex image cap         = [[Phillips County Courthouse (Colorado)|Phillips County Courthouse]]
 | district             = 4th
 | coordinates          = {{coord|40.59|-102.35|display=title,inline|type:adm2nd_region:US-CO_source:UScensus1990}} }}

'''Phillips County''' is a county located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 4,530.<ref name="2020Census">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/phillipscountycolorado/PST045219|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Holyoke, Colorado|Holyoke]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was named in honor of R.O. Phillips, a secretary of the Lincoln Land Company, who organized several towns in Colorado.

==Geography==
[[File:Phillips County, Colorado.JPG|thumbnail|left|Entering Phillips County from the west on U.S. Highway 6.]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|688|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|688|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}} (0.02%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Sedgwick County, Colorado|Sedgwick County]]—north
*[[Perkins County, Nebraska]]—northeast
*[[Chase County, Nebraska]]—east
*[[Yuma County, Colorado|Yuma County]]—south
*[[Logan County, Colorado|Logan County]]—west

===Major highways===
* [[File:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 6 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 6]]
* [[File:US 385.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 385 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 385]]
* [[File:Colorado 23.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 23|State Highway 23]]
* [[File:Colorado 59.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 59|State Highway 59]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 2642
|1900= 1583
|1910= 3179
|1920= 5499
|1930= 5797
|1940= 4948
|1950= 4924
|1960= 4440
|1970= 4131
|1980= 4542
|1990= 4189
|2000= 4480
|2010= 4442
|2020= 4530
|estyear=2023
|estimate=4476
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/co190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="2020Census" />
}}

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 4,480 people, 1,781 households, and 1,239 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 2,014 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 93.04% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.71% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 11.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 1,781 households 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. Of all households 27.50% were one person and 14.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.

The age distribution was 26.90% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.40% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median household income was $32,177 and the median family income was $38,144. Males had a median income of $30,095 versus $18,682 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,394. About 8.80% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
{{PresHead|place=Phillips County, Colorado|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,888|412|55|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,958|486|41|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,791|436|105|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,637|588|40|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,613|622|26|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,717|582|26|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,573|564|83|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,284|706|195|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,075|692|536|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,317|923|38|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,689|651|27|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,488|640|226|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,142|1,173|58|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,480|687|99|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,237|723|215|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,012|1,243|5|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,455|862|1|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,535|887|1|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,670|789|7|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,076|932|41|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,455|761|17|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,168|919|64|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|941|1,602|60|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|903|1,453|236|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,440|705|65|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,076|397|696|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,191|480|112|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|532|795|67|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|266|448|475|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|508|401|26|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|444|140|67|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|347|275|24|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|196|334|2|Colorado}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|266|0|275|Colorado}}

Phillips County has historically had a Republican majority. It has not been carried by a Democratic presidential nominee since [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1976. [[Michael Dukakis]] has been the only Democrat since to receive over one-third of the county's ballots during [[1988–89 North American drought|a major drought]] in 1988.

==Communities==
===City===
*[[Holyoke, Colorado|Holyoke]]

===Towns===
*[[Haxtun, Colorado|Haxtun]]
*[[Paoli, Colorado|Paoli]]

===Census-designated place===
*[[Amherst, Colorado|Amherst]]
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==See also==
{{portal|Government|History|United States|Colorado}}
*[[Bibliography of Colorado]]
*[[Geography of Colorado]]
*[[History of Colorado]]
**[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Phillips County, Colorado]]
*[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
*[[List of Colorado-related lists]]
**[[List of counties in Colorado]]
*[[Outline of Colorado]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://phillipscounty.colorado.gov/}}
*[http://www.phillipscountyco.org/ Phillips County Economic Development Corporation website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102713/http://www.stanwyck.com/cogenweb/cocounties.html Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck]
*[http://www.coloradohistory.org/ Colorado Historical Society]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Phillips County, Colorado
|North     = [[Sedgwick County, Colorado|Sedgwick County]]
|Northeast = [[Perkins County, Nebraska]]
|East      = [[Chase County, Nebraska]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Yuma County, Colorado|Yuma County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Logan County, Colorado|Logan County]]
|Northwest = 
}} 
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[[Category:1889 establishments in Colorado]]
[[Category:Colorado counties]]
[[Category:Eastern Plains]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1889]]