San Miguel County, Colorado

San Miguel County is one of the of the  of the. The county is named for the. The county population was 6,594 at. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,337 (1,288 ). 3,332 km² (1,286 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.15%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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History
San Miguel County was given the name for "" due to the nearby. On   was split to form San Miguel County. Originally the San Miguel County portion was to retain the name Ouray County with the new portion called Uncompahgre County.

Mining operators in the of Colorado formed the  (SJDMA) in 1903, as a direct result of a  proposal to the Telluride Mining Association for, which. The new association consolidated the power of thirty-six mining properties in San Miguel,, and counties. The SJDMA refused to consider any reduction in hours or increase in wages, helping to provoke a bitter strike.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,594 people, 3,015 households, and 1,423 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 5,197 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.57%, 0.29% or , 0.85% , 0.74% , 0.08% , 3.37% from , and 1.11% from two or more races. 6.66% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,015 households out of which 22.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.30% were living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.80% were non-families. 32.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the county the population was spread out with 17.60% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 43.30% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 3.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 120.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,514, and the median income for a family was $60,417. Males had a median income of $35,922 versus $30,278 for females. The for the county was $35,329. About 6.60% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the, including 11.10% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.