Gilpin County, Colorado

Gilpin County is the second least extensive of the of the  of the. Gilpin County was named after, the first of the. The county population was 4,757 at. The is. Despite its location in the, Gilpin County is part of the and the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 389 (150 ). 388 km² (150 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.26%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,757 people, 2,043 households, and 1,264 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (32/sq mi). There were 2,929 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.37%, 0.53% or , 0.82% , 0.69% , 0.19% , 1.53% from , and 1.87% from two or more races. 4.25% of the population were or  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 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 for the county was $26,148. About 1.00% of families and 4.00% of the population were below the, including 1.40% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.