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  Otero - Demographic History
County DETAILS
Parents > United States > Colorado > CO Counties > Otero  
Websitehttps://oterocounty.colorado.gov/
Established March 25, 1889
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedBrentinCO October 28, 2022 04:19pm
DescriptionOtero County’s population was 18,831 in 2010. The county was named for Miguel Antonio Otero, a La Junta town founder. La Junta is the county seat, located in southeastern Colorado on the Arkansas River. Bent’s Old Fort, a vital trading post on the Santa Fe Trail, is northeast of La Junta.

Comanche National Grassland is found in Otero County, offering 440,000 acres of petroglyphs, dinosaur footprints, abandoned homesteads, abundant wildlife, and the Santa Fe Trail.

INFORMATION
DateSex
Jul 01, 2009
Female
9,617 (51.51%)		 Male
9,053 (48.48%)
Jul 01, 2008
Female
9,604 (51.52%)		 Male
9,035 (48.47%)
Jul 01, 2007
Female
9,650 (51.58%)		 Male
9,056 (48.41%)
Jul 01, 2006
Female
9,781 (51.56%)		 Male
9,186 (48.43%)
Jul 01, 2005
Female
9,869 (51.44%)		 Male
9,315 (48.55%)
Jul 01, 2004
Female
9,944 (51.28%)		 Male
9,445 (48.71%)
Jul 01, 2003
Female
10,033 (51.33%)		 Male
9,513 (48.66%)
Jul 01, 2002
Female
10,089 (51.28%)		 Male
9,584 (48.71%)
Jul 01, 2001
Female
10,243 (51.19%)		 Male
9,765 (48.8%)
Jul 01, 2000
Female
10,349 (51.11%)		 Male
9,899 (48.88%)