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Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (27.2%), Educational,health and social services (12.9%), Construction (12.7%).
Detached houses: $438,645Here:$438,645State:$322,490 Townhouses or other attached units: $1,675,871Here:$1,675,871State:$250,501 Mobile homes: $82,349Here:$82,349State:$53,488
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 56.5% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 41.6%
Obama (Democratic): 59.8% McCain (Republican): 38.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $841 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $715 (0.3%)
Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gilpin County is $702 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $889 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1262 a month.
Cities in this county include: Central City, East Pleasant View, Black Hawk.
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Notable locations in Gilpin County: Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area (A), Columbine Campground (B), Jumbo Mountain Picnic Area (C), Rollinsville Work Center (D), Fritz Peak Observatory (E), Cold Springs Campground (F), Reverends Ridge Campground (G), Rimrock Campground (H), Ralston Roost Picnic Area (I), Round the Bend Picnic Area (J), Pickle Gulch Campground (K), Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area (L), Gilpin County School (M), Colorado Sierra Fire Protection District Station 1 (N), Gilpin County Community Center (O), Gilpin County Justice Center - Courthouse (P), High Country Fire Protection District Station 3 (Q), Gilpin County Library (R), Fritz Peak Aeronomy Observatory - NOAA (S), High Country Fire Protection District Station 2 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Masonic Cemetery (1), Russell Gulch Cemetery (2), Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge Number 2 Cemetery (3), Bald Mountain Cemetery (4), Dory Hill Cemetery (5), Knights of Pythias Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: James Peak Lake (A), Dory Lake (B), Heart Lake (C), Thorn Lake (D), Forest Lakes (E), Iceberg Lakes (F), Clayton Lake (G), Crater Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lake Fork (A), Horse Creek (B), Pine Creek (C), Missouri Creek (D), Silver Creek (E), Elk Creek (F), Mosquito Creek (G), Montana Creek (H), South Beaver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Gilpin County: Golden Gate Canyon State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Gilpin County: Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area (A), Columbine Campground (B), Jumbo Mountain Picnic Area (C), Rollinsville Work Center (D), Fritz Peak Observatory (E), Cold Springs Campground (F), Reverends Ridge Campground (G), Rimrock Campground (H), Ralston Roost Picnic Area (I), Round the Bend Picnic Area (J), Pickle Gulch Campground (K), Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area (L), Gilpin County School (M), Colorado Sierra Fire Protection District Station 1 (N), Gilpin County Community Center (O), Gilpin County Justice Center - Courthouse (P), High Country Fire Protection District Station 3 (Q), Gilpin County Library (R), Fritz Peak Aeronomy Observatory - NOAA (S), High Country Fire Protection District Station 2 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Masonic Cemetery (1), Russell Gulch Cemetery (2), Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge Number 2 Cemetery (3), Bald Mountain Cemetery (4), Dory Hill Cemetery (5), Knights of Pythias Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: James Peak Lake (A), Dory Lake (B), Heart Lake (C), Thorn Lake (D), Forest Lakes (E), Iceberg Lakes (F), Clayton Lake (G), Crater Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lake Fork (A), Horse Creek (B), Pine Creek (C), Missouri Creek (D), Silver Creek (E), Elk Creek (F), Mosquito Creek (G), Montana Creek (H), South Beaver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Gilpin County: Golden Gate Canyon State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Boulder County , Clear Creek County , Grand County , Jefferson County .
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Current college students: 210 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 161 (67% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.7%
Housing units in Gilpin County with a mortgage: 1,098 (195 second mortgage, 151 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 265
Class of Workers
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13.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,411 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 9.79% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($33,826 average AGI) 3.46% relocated from other states ($12,585 average AGI)Gilpin County:3.46%Colorado average:4.67%
13.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,743 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 8.71% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($26,068 average AGI) 4.35% relocated to other states ($17,675 average AGI)Gilpin County:4.35%Colorado average:3.96%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 202 (154 aged, 48 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
1,152 spouses, 1,053 children (989 natural, 13 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 18 other relatives, 121 non-relatives
Size of family households: 625 2-persons, 322 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 99 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 551 1-person, 178 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
95.3% of residents of Gilpin County speak English at home. 2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 22% speak English not well). 1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well). 0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Population growth in Gilpin County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.11 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Year house built
44% of Gilpin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Colorado.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Solid Waste Management: $60,000
Parks & Recreation: $20,000
Central Staff Services: $1,677,000
Corrections - Other: $962,000
Police Protection: $960,000
Welfare - Other: $829,000
General - Other: $581,000
General Public Buildings: $435,000
Financial Administration: $375,000
Health Services - Other: $289,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $284,000
Parks & Recreation: $235,000
Libraries: $229,000
Solid Waste Management: $125,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $68,000
Fire Protection: $22,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,000
General Revenue, NEC: $268,000
Interest Earnings: $245,000
Rents: $2,000
Police Protection: $126,000
Corrections - Other: $41,000
General Public Building: $37,000
Central Staff: $6,000
Public Welfare: $703,000
Highways: $462,000
Health & Hospitals: $54,000
All Other: $1,000
Property: $2,541,000
Motor Vehicle License: $167,000
NEC: $151,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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