Hinsdale County, Colorado
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Hinsdale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of 2000, the population is 790. The county seat is Lake City. It is named after George A. Hinsdale, a prominent pioneer and former Lt. Governor of Colorado.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,909 km² (1,123 mi²). 2,895 km² (1,118 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (5 mi²) of it (0.49%) is water.
Hinsdale County is one of the most remote counties in Colorado. Mountains cover the county, including multiple fourteeners. Most of the county is divided between several different national forests and the Weminuche Wilderness Area.
[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Gunnison County, Colorado - north
- Saguache County, Colorado - northeast
- Mineral County, Colorado - east
- Archuleta County, Colorado - southeast
- La Plata County, Colorado - southwest
- San Juan County, Colorado - west
- Ouray County, Colorado - northwest
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 790 people, 359 households, and 246 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.3/km² (0.7/mi²). There were 1,304 housing units at an average density of 0.5/km² (1.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.34% White, 1.52% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 1.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 359 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.6.
In the county the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 34.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.9 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,279, and the median income for a family was $42,159. Males had a median income of $26,210 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,360. About 4.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
