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County:

Gilpin County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8047

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

40% to 45%

Percent Land in NF:

42.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

40,351

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

70,810

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

21.82

Roosevelt NF

27,366

% Water:

0.3

Arapaho NF

12,985

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

63

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Large metro area of 1+ million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

1,272

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,441

91.9%

80.2%

11.7%

1990:

3,070

25.8%

10.7%

15.1%

2000:

4,757

55.0%

46.6%

8.3%

2005:

4,932

3.6%

0.4%

3.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,377

92.0%

0-to-19:

1,077

22.6%

Black:

24

0.5%

20-to-39:

1,478

31.1%

Hispanic:

202

4.2%

40-to-59:

1,790

37.6%

American Indian:

33

0.7%

60-plus:

412

8.7%

Other:

121

2.5%

Median Age:

38.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

31.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

94.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

31.2%

Median Family Income:

$61,859

Families Below Poverty Line:

1.0%

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