Gilpin County, Colorado
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Colorado with Gilpin highlighted in red |
Gilpin County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Colorado. As of
2000, the population is 4,757. The
county seat is
Central City. It was named after Colonel William Gilpin, first territorial governor of Colorado.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 389
km² (150
mi²). 388 km² (150 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.26%) is water.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 4,757 people, 2,043 households, and 1,264 families residing in the county. The
population density was 12/km² (32/mi²). There were 2,929 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/mi²). 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.
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Black Hawk*
Central City
