Teller County, Colorado

Teller County is the 23rd most populous of the of the  of the. The county population was 20,555 at. The is. The comprises  and Teller County.

History
Teller County was named after United States Senator. Teller County was calved off of the western slope of, then entirely within , in 1899 after by the El Paso County Sheriff's Department. The miners, organized in the early days of the populist labor movement, set up their own government with their own protection in the boomtown gold camp at Cripple Creek. Another strike in 1903 sparked an even more significant conflict referred to as the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,448 (559 ). 1,443 km² (557 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.34%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,555 people, 7,993 households, and 5,922 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 10,362 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.92%, 0.55% or , 0.97% , 0.58% , 0.08% , 0.90% from , and 2.00% from two or more races. 3.49% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,993 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 19.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 29.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,165, and the median income for a family was $57,071. Males had a median income of $37,194 versus $26,934 for females. The for the county was $23,412. About 3.40% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over.