Gilpin County, Colorado

Infobox U.S. County
county = Gilpin County
state = Colorado


founded year = 1861
founded date = November 1
seat wl = Central City
largest city wl = Central City
area_total_sq_mi = 150
area_total_km2 = 389
area_land_sq_mi = 150
area_land_km2 = 388
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_km2 = 1
area percentage = 0.26%
census yr = 2000
pop = 4757
density_sq_mi = 32
density_km2 = 12
time zone = Mountain
UTC offset = -7
DST offset = -6
footnotes =
web = www.co.gilpin.co.us
named for = William Gilpin

Gilpin County is the second least extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Gilpin County was named after Colonel William Gilpin, the first Governor of the Territory of Colorado. The county population was 4,757 at U.S. Census 2000.cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/files/CO-EST2006-ALLDATA.csv | title = Annual County Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CO-EST2006-alldata) | format = CSV | work = 2006 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2007-03-22 | accessdate = 2007-05-10] The county seat is Central City. Despite its location in the Rocky Mountains, Gilpin County is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 150 square miles (389 km²), of which, 150 square miles (388 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.26%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Boulder County, Colorado - north
*Jefferson County, Colorado - east
*Clear Creek County, Colorado - west
*Grand County, Colorado - west

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,757 people, 2,043 households, and 1,264 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 2,929 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.37% White, 0.53% Black or African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.53% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. 4.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,043 households out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.10% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 37.40% from 25 to 44, 30.00% from 45 to 64, and 5.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 112.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,942, and the median income for a family was $61,859. Males had a median income of $38,560 versus $30,820 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,148. About 1.00% of families and 4.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.40% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Black Hawk, Colorado
*Central City
*Nevadaville
*Rollinsville
*Russell Gulch

Historic district

*Central City/Black Hawk Historic District

tate park

*Golden Gate Canyon State Park

National forest and wilderness

*Roosevelt National Forest
*Arapaho National Forest
*James Peak Wilderness

cenic trail and byway

*Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
*Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway

ee also

*Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory
*Montana County, Jefferson Territory
*Colorado census statistical areas
*Colorado counties
*Colorado metropolitan areas
*Colorado municipalities
*Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
*Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
*Front Range Urban Corridor

References

External links

* [http://www.co.gilpin.co.us/ Gilpin County Government website]
* [http://www.stanwyck.com/cogenweb/cocounties.html Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck]
* [http://www.coloradohistory.org/ Colorado Historical Society]