Park County, Colorado

Park County is the 17th most extensive of the of the  of the. The county was named after the large geographic region known as, 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. The is. Despite its location in the heart of the, Park County is part of the and the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,726 (2,211 ). 5,700 km² (2,201 sq mi) of it is land and 26 km² (10 sq mi) of it (0.45%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,523 people, 5,894 households, and 4,220 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 10,697 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.07%, 0.50% or , 0.92% , 0.41% , 0.03% , 1.23% from , and 1.84% from two or more races. 4.32% of the population were or  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 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 for the county was $25,019. About 3.40% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the, including 5.60% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia
In the animated television series , 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".