Gunnison County, Colorado

Gunnison County is the fifth most extensive of the of the  of the. The county population was 13,956 at. The county was named for, a officer and captain in the Army Topographical Engineers, who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in. The is the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 8,443 (3,260 ). 8,388 km² (3,239 sq mi) of it is land and 54 km² (21 sq mi) of it (0.64%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,956 people, 5,649 households, and 2,965 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 9,135 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.08%, 0.49% or , 0.70% , 0.54% , 0.04% , 1.44% from , and 1.72% from two or more races. 5.02% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,649 households out of which 24.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.20% were living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.50% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county the population was spread out with 17.90% under the age of 18, 21.10% from 18 to 24, 32.90% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 6.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 118.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,916, and the median income for a family was $51,950. Males had a median income of $30,885 versus $25,000 for females. The for the county was $21,407. About 6.00% of families and 15.00% of the population were below the, including 9.40% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.