23-531: [REDACTED] Look up crowley in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Crowley may refer to: Places [ edit ] Crowley, Mendocino County, California, an unincorporated community Crowley County, Colorado Crowley, Colorado , a town in Crowley County Crowley, Louisiana , a city Crowley, Oregon (disambiguation) Crowley, Texas ,
46-627: A character in American TV series Supernatural " Mr. Crowley ", a song by Ozzy Osbourne, named in reference to Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley , English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist USS Crowley , a US Navy destroyer escort which served in World War II Crowley , the US title of 2008 British horror film Chemical Wedding Crowley, a character in Good Omens ,
69-500: A city Crowley Lake , a reservoir in Mono County, California Corporations [ edit ] Crowley Foods , an American dairy company Crowley Maritime , an American diversified transportation and logistics company Crowley's , or Crowley Milner and Company, an American department store chain Other uses [ edit ] Crowley (surname) Crowley ( Supernatural ) ,
92-431: A household in the county was $ 26,803, and the median income for a family was $ 32,162. Males had a median income of $ 20,813 versus $ 21,920 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 12,836. About 15.20% of families and 18.50% of the population were below the poverty line , including 23.60% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over. More recent data, published in 2011, estimated that 48.1 percent of
115-548: A lush agricultural mecca at first. By the 1970s almost all the water rights were sold from what is now called the Twin Lakes Canal to the fast-growing cities of Colorado's Front Range corridor. The area's economic activity has shifted toward ranching. Much of the land has returned to its original sparse prairie grassland conditions. The Crowley School , which is now the Crowley County Heritage Center,
138-628: A novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Crowley Cowley (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Crowley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crowley&oldid=1191291846 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
161-401: A percentage of its population, Crowley County has more of its Census population in prison than any other county in the country. Crowley is a predominantly Republican county. No Democratic presidential nominee has won Crowley County since Lyndon Johnson 's 1964 landslide. Before that time, the county largely followed the patterns of Colorado politics in general, from strongly Democratic during
184-522: Is Las Animas . The county is named in honor of frontier trader William Bent . As Colorado experienced population growth following the American Civil War , government had to be closer to the people for commerce and justice to be better served in growing communities. Territorial Bent County was created in February 1870, followed by Greenwood County the following month. The June 1, 1870, Federal Census
207-543: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Crowley County, Colorado Crowley County is a county in Colorado . As of the 2020 census , the population was 5,922. The county seat is Ordway . Crowley County was created by the Colorado legislature on May 29, 1911, out of the northern portions of Otero County . Previously both were parts of Bent County . The county
230-797: Is in Ordway , a town established in 1890 that quickly became the economic hub of the area. Other towns still existing along the Missouri Pacific Railroad's route are Sugar City , Crowley , and Olney Springs . A few years later, developers brought a canal east from the Arkansas River, with ambitious plans to irrigate a million acres (4000 km ) in Kansas ; instead, the canal petered out in Crowley County but did irrigate 57,000 acres (230 km ) along its length. This turned early Crowley County into
253-688: Is the county's only historic site listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . Crowley County also today hosts two prisons: the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Ordway, and the Crowley County Correctional Facility in Olney Springs. The 2000 census showed 5,518 county residents, of which 1,955 were prisoners, giving Crowley County the highest percentage of incarcerated prisoners of any county in
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#1732848051246276-483: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,541 square miles (3,990 km ), of which 1,513 square miles (3,920 km ) is land and 28 square miles (73 km ) (1.8%) is water. At the 2000 census , there were 5,998 people, 2,003 households, and 1,388 families in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1.5 people/km ). There were 2,366 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (0.77/km ). The racial makeup of
299-493: The William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson eras to Republican leaning from the time of Wendell Willkie onwards. 38°20′N 103°47′W / 38.33°N 103.79°W / 38.33; -103.79 Bent County, Colorado Bent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado . As of the 2020 census , the population was 5,650. The county seat and only incorporated municipality
322-414: The U.S. The county maintained this position in the 2010 census, with 2,682 prisoners out of 5,823 residents. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 800 square miles (2,100 km ), of which 787 square miles (2,040 km ) is land and 13 square miles (34 km ) (1.6%) is water. Lake Meredith , which lies south of Ordway and Sugar City, is the largest of several lakes in
345-543: The county was 79.53% White, 3.65% Black or African American, 2.23% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 10.25% from other races, and 3.77% from two or more races. 30.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 2,003 households 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.50% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 27.20% of households were one person and 12.20% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size
368-440: The county's residents lived in poverty, and of 3,197 counties ranked by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2011 for "estimated percent of people of all ages in poverty", Crowley was second, due to the prison located in the county. Census data for Crowley County includes 1,955 prisoners. The prison population is 19.23% Black, and 24.35% Hispanic. Without the prisoners, Crowley County would be 86.72% White, 0.36% Black, and 21.55% Hispanic. As
391-530: The county. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,518 people, 1,358 households, and 957 families living in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (2.7 people/km ). There were 1,542 housing units at an average density of 2 units per square mile (0.77 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 82.95% White , 7.05% Black or African American , 2.59% Native American , 0.82% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 4.77% from other races , and 1.81% from two or more races. 22.54% of
414-442: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,358 households, out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
437-420: Was $ 34,096. Males had a median income of $ 22,755 versus $ 24,261 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 13,567. About 16.60% of families and 19.50% of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.40% of those under age 18 and 13.00% of those age 65 or over. Bent is a strongly Republican county, although it is less so than the counties to its east. The last Democrat to carry Bent County
460-401: Was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07. The age distribution was 23.80% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 129.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.70 males. The median household income was $ 28,125 and the median family income
483-458: Was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.12. In the county, the population was spread out, with 18.80% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 39.60% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 205.40 males (this is the highest of any U.S. county/parish in 2000). For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 240.90 males. The median income for
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#1732848051246506-562: Was named for John H. Crowley, senator from Otero County to the state legislature at the time of the split. Its original inhabitants decades earlier were Native Americans , more Cheyenne than other tribes at the time the western expansion of the U.S. arrived. The first significant development and settlement occurred in 1887 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad came through from the east, on its way to Pueblo and Colorado's rich gold fields of " Pikes Peak Or Bust ". The county seat
529-492: Was several months away and there were plans to apply for statehood. On February 2, 1874, Grand County and Elbert County were formed. On February 6, 1874, Greenwood County was dissolved and divided between Bent and Elbert counties. At the time of this annexation, Bent County included a large portion of southeastern Colorado. In 1889, Bent County acquired its current borders when it was partitioned to create Cheyenne , Lincoln , Kiowa , Otero , and Prowers counties. According to
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