Clear Creek County, Colorado

Clear Creek County is one of the of the  of the. The county population was 9,322 at. The is. Despite its location in the, Clear Creek County is part of the and the.

History
Clear Creek County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on, and is one of only two counties (along with  ) to have persisted with its original boundaries unchanged. It was named after Clear Creek, which runs down from the continental divide through the county. was originally designated the county seat, but the county government was moved to Georgetown in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,027 (396 ). 1,024 km² (395 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.25%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * - northeast
 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,322 people, 4,019 households, and 2,608 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 5,128 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.37%, 0.28% or , 0.73% , 0.36% , 0.03% , 1.02% from , and 1.20% from two or more races. 3.87% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,019 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.10% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.60% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 32.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 108.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,997, and the median income for a family was $61,400. Males had a median income of $41,667 versus $30,757 for females. The for the county was $28,160. About 3.00% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the, including 6.80% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.