Summit County, Colorado

Summit County is the 20th most populous of the of the  of the. The county population was 25,399 at. The is. The comprises Summit County.

History
Summit County was organized as one of the seventeen original Colorado counties by the First Territorial Legislature on November 1, 1861. It was named for the many mountain summits in the county. Until February 2, 1874, its boundaries included the area now comprising Summit County,, , , , , and.

In, the northern half of the original Summitt County was split off to form ; with the creation of and  counties in , Summitt County arrived at its present boundaries.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,604 (619 ). 1,575 km² (608 sq mi) of it is land and 29 km² (11 sq mi) of it (1.79%) is water.

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 23,548 people, 9,120 households, and 4,769 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/sq mi). There were 24,201 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (40/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.84%, 0.68% or , 0.48% , 0.87% , 0.07% , 3.96% from , and 2.10% from two or more races. 9.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,120 households out of which 24.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.00% were living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.70% were non-families. 21.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county the population was spread out with 17.40% under the age of 18, 15.70% from 18 to 24, 44.30% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 3.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 139.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 144.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $56,587, and the median income for a family was $66,914. Males had a median income of $33,741 versus $27,017 for females. The for the county was $28,676. About 3.10% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the, including 4.30% of those under age 18 and 3.40% of those age 65 or over.

Additional info
Summit County is located high in the Colorado Rockies. It is known as Colorado's playground because of the numerous outdoor actives that the area provides. The county is home to 4 major ski areas:, , , and. The county also has two reservoirs, namely Dillon and Green Mountain that are also popular. The easiest way to get to Summit County is by, which connects it with 70 miles to the east. The ski areas in Summit County are on the western side of the, and are reached from Denver via the.