Teller County, Colorado

Teller County
	Teller County, Colorado
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	; Location in the state of Colorado
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Founded	March 23, 1899
Seat	Cripple Creek
Largest city	Woodland Park
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 558.96 sq mi (1,448 km²); 557.06 sq mi (1,443 km²); 1.89 sq mi (5 km²), 0.34%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 20,555; 37/sq mi (14/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website	www.co.teller.co.us

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Teller County is the 22nd most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 20,555 at U.S. Census 2000.^[1] The county seat is Cripple Creek, and the most populous city is Woodland Park. The Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area which comprises El Paso County and Teller County, had an estimated population of 617,714 in 2008.

[edit] History

A few years after gold was discovered in Cripple Creek, political differences between area miners and mine owners, many of whom lived in Colorado Springs, resulted in the division of El Paso County.^[2] Created in 1899, Teller County was carved from the western slope of Pikes Peak, and was named after United States Senator Henry M. Teller. Within five years of its formation, Teller County became the scene of a dramatic labor struggle called the Colorado Labor Wars.

[edit] Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 558.96 square miles (1,447.7 km²), of which 557.06 square miles (1,442.8 km²) (or 99.66%) is land and 1.89 square miles (4.9 km²) (or 0.34%) is water.^[3]

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Teller County Court House in Cripple Creek.

[edit] Demographics

Mountains in Teller County.

A ranch home with an airplane in the county.

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 20,555 people, 7,993 households, and 5,922 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 10,362 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.92% White, 0.55% Black or African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. 3.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 married couples 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 per capita income for the county was $23,412. About 3.40% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over.