Mineral County, Colorado

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Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. It was named for the many valuable minerals found in the mountains and streams of the area. As of 2000, the population is 831. The county seat is Creede.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,273 km² (878 mi²). 2,268 km² (876 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.23%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 831 people, 377 households, and 251 families residing in the county. The population density was 0/km² (1/mi²). There were 1,119 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.87% White, 0.84% Native American, 0.12% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. 2.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 377 households out of which 22.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.50% under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 32.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 104.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,844, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,475. About 9.30% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.70% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Creede

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