Editing Sedgwick County, Colorado

{{short description|County in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county      = Sedgwick County
 | state              = Colorado
 | seal                 = <!--image of county seal -->
 | founded year         = 1889
 | founded date        = April 9
 | seat wl           = Julesburg
 | largest city wl   = Julesburg
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 549
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 548
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 1.4
 | area percentage      = 0.2%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 2404
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 2299 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone          = Mountain
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = sedgwickcounty.colorado.gov/
 | named for            = [[John Sedgwick]]
 | ex image             = Sedgwick County Courthouse, Julesburg.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Sedgwick County Courthouse, Julesburg
 | district             = 4th }}

'''Sedgwick County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 2,404.<ref name="2020Census">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sedgwickcountycolorado/PST045219|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Julesburg, Colorado|Julesburg]].<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 for [[Fort Sedgwick]], a military post along the Platte Trail, which was named for General [[John Sedgwick]]. It is located at the state border with [[Nebraska]].

==History==
Sedgwick County was named after [[John Sedgwick]], who was a [[Major general (United States)|major general]] in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|549|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|548|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi}} (0.2%) 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===
*[[Deuel County, Nebraska]] – north
*[[Perkins County, Nebraska]] – east
*[[Phillips County, Colorado|Phillips County]] – south
*[[Logan County, Colorado|Logan County]] – west
*[[Cheyenne County, Nebraska]] – northwest

===Major highways===
* [[File:I-76 (CO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 76 (Colorado)|Interstate 76]]
* [[File:US 138.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 138 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 138]]
* [[File:US 385.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 385 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 385]]
* [[File:Colorado 11.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 11|State Highway 11]]
* [[File:Colorado 23.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 23|State Highway 23]]
* [[File:Colorado 59.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 59|State Highway 59]]

===Trails and byways===
*[[American Discovery Trail]]
*[[First transcontinental railroad]]
*[[Pony Express National Historic Trail]]
*[[South Platte River Trail Scenic and Historic Byway]]
*[[South Platte Trail]]
Upper Crossing of the California Trail

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1293
|1900= 971
|1910= 3061
|1920= 4207
|1930= 5580
|1940= 5294
|1950= 5095
|1960= 4242
|1970= 3405
|1980= 3266
|1990= 2690
|2000= 2747
|2010= 2379
|2020= 2404
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2299
|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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="2020Census" />
}}

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,747 people in 1,165 households, including 802 families, in the county. The population density was {{convert|5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 1,387 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 90.50% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.97% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. 11.43% 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 1,165 households 26.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 29.40% of households were one person and 13.60% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83.

The age distribution was 22.80% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 22.10% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median household income was $28,278 and the median family income was $33,953. Males had a median income of $25,463 versus $16,392 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,125. About 7.80% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
Sedgwick County has been strongly Republican for most of its history. It was the only Colorado county to vote for [[Charles Evans Hughes]] in 1916 and one of only two carried by [[Theodore Roosevelt]] in 1912, while only three Democratic presidential candidates – [[William Jennings Bryan]] in the “[[free silver]]” 1896 election plus [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Lyndon Johnson]] in the 1932, 1936 and 1964 landslide wins – have ever carried the county, which has voted for the same candidate as [[United States presidential elections in South Dakota|the state of South Dakota]] in every election since its formation.
{{PresHead|place=Sedgwick 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|1,048|283|27|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,121|301|24|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,015|267|82|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|881|419|38|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|857|468|26|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|971|374|15|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|877|384|42|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|715|519|123|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|447|397|302|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|921|611|13|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,146|429|8|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,151|438|119|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|902|773|25|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,129|485|50|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,007|546|100|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|895|942|2|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,230|769|4|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,334|760|5|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,528|686|9|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,020|834|13|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,228|568|3|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,448|959|12|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|977|1,358|73|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|884|1,288|89|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,247|580|20|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|779|372|348|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|819|372|63|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|529|519|81|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|328|338|439|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|544|278|24|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|347|131|19|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|256|163|21|Colorado}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|130|216|9|Colorado}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Populist|198|0|363|Colorado}}

==Communities==

===Towns===
*[[Julesburg, Colorado|Julesburg]]
*[[Ovid, Colorado|Ovid]]
*[[Sedgwick, Colorado|Sedgwick]]
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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 Sedgwick 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://sedgwickcounty.colorado.gov/}}
*[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    = Sedgwick County, Colorado
|North     = [[Deuel County, Nebraska]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Perkins County, Nebraska]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Phillips County, Colorado|Phillips County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Logan County, Colorado|Logan County]]
|Northwest = [[Cheyenne County, Nebraska]]
}} 
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[[Category:Eastern Plains]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1889]]