Summit County (Colorado)
The Summit County is a county located in the state of Colorado of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) Breckenridge.
History
Summit County was formed on November 1, 1861 as one of the 17 original counties of the Colorado Territory. Up to 1874 it still consisted of the present-day counties Summit, Grand, Routt, Moffat, Garfield, Eagle and Rio Blanco. Summit County is named after the numerous mountains of the state and is located in central Colorado.
Geography
In the area of the county are numerous ski resorts, the Keystone Resort, Copper Mountain, Breckenridge, and Arapahoe Basin. Other interesting tourist areas are located in Dillon ( Dillon Reservoir ) and the Green Mountain.
Interstate 70 runs through the county, as the Blue River and the Continental Divide.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 23,548 people in the county. There were 9,120 households and 4,769 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 91.84 percent White, 0.68 percent African American, 0.48 percent Native American, 0.87 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.96 percent from other races groups; 2.10 percent were descended from two or more races. 9.79 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 9,120 households out of which 24.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 44.0 percent were married couples living together, 4.4 percent were single mothers. 47.7 percent were non-families. 21.6 percent of all households and 1.6 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.86.
Based on the county the population was spread from 17.4 percent population under 18 years, 15.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 44.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 19.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 3.3 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 139.0 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 144.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 56,587, and the median income for a family was $ 66,914. Males had a median income of $ 33,741, women $ 27,017. The per capita income was $ 28,676. 9.0 percent of the population and 3.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. Among them were 4.3 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 3.4 percent of the population aged 65 and over.
Places in Summit County
- Blue River
- Breckenridge
- Copper Mountain
- Dillon
- Frisco
- Heeney
- Keystone
- Lincoln
- Masontown
- Montezuma
- Silverthorne
- Wheeler Junction
Passports
Located just outside the Lake County of Fremont is through. Located just outside the Eagle County Vail Pass is located.