Park County, Colorado

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Park County, Colorado
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Location in the state of Colorado
Colorado's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	November 1, 1861
Seat	Fairplay
Largest town	Fairplay
Area - Total - Land - Water	2,211 sq mi (5,726 km²) 2,201 sq mi (5,700 km²) 10 sq mi (26 km²), 0.14%
Population - (2000) - Density	14,523 5/sq mi (2/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website: www.parkco.us
Home of South Park

Park County is the 17th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named after the large geographic region known as South Park, which was named by early fur traders and trappers in the area. The geographic center of the State of Colorado is located in Park County. The county population was 14,523 at U.S. Census 2000.^[1] The county seat is Fairplay. Despite its location in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Park County is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 State parks
5 National forests and wilderness
6 Trails
7 Bicycle routes
8 Scenic byway
9 Trivia
10 See also
11 References
12 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,211 square miles (5,726 km²), of which, 2,201 square miles (5,700 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (26 km²) of it (0.45%) is water.

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[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 14,523 people, 5,894 households, and 4,220 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 10,697 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.07% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. 4.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,894 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.10% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44, 30.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,899, and the median income for a family was $57,025. Males had a median income of $41,480 versus $27,807 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,019. About 3.40% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.60% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] State parks

Eleven Mile State Park
Spinney Mountain State Park

[edit] National forests and wilderness

[edit] Trails

[edit] Bicycle routes

[edit] Scenic byway

Guanella Pass Scenic Byway

[edit] Trivia

In the animated television series South Park, the fictional town of the same name is situated in Park County, Colorado. The police on the show are almost always referred to as "Park County Police" as opposed to "South Park". "South Park" is partially based on Fairplay as well as the Denver suburb of Littleton.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Annual County Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CO-EST2006-alldata) (CSV). 2006 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division (2007-03-22). Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Park County, Colorado

County seat: Fairplay

Towns	Alma \| Fairplay

Unincorporated communities	Bailey \| Como \| Grant \| Guffey \| Hartsel \| Jefferson \| Lake George \| Shawnee \| Tarryall