Cripple Creek (Colorado)
Teller County
08-18530
Cripple Creek is a small city in the U.S. state of Colorado. The Statutory City is the county seat of Teller County. It is located 70 km south west of Colorado Springs in the southern foothills of Pikes peak and since the legalization of gambling in 1991, one of the most famous players paradise of Colorado. The Cripple Creek Historic District is since 1961 a National Historic Landmark and covers most of the urban area.
History
Cripple Creek was the days of the gold rush, one of the most famous gold mining towns in Colorado. In the Tertiary the area around Cripple Creek volcano was very active. It belongs to Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field in Colorado. Through these activities, large quantities of gold were brought close to the Earth's surface. In addition, sulfides, and tellurium compounds that the County gave their name to find.
With a height of 2896 m and located just below the tree line, was the high-altitude valley at Cripple Creek long only as grazing area for livestock. Many rural exploiters avoided the area after the misnamed Mount Pisgah hoax led to a mini- gold rush. This was triggered by the simple trick that worthless rock was mixed with gold.
Rich gold ore in 1891 but then found what triggered the last great gold rush of Colorado. Thousands of miners rushed to the area, and it was not long until WS Stratton discovered which then became famous Independence lode, and thus made one of the largest gold discoveries in history. In the year 1900, Cripple Creek and Victor wealthy sister city settlements.
In the 1890s, many of the miners occurred in the territory of a Cripple Creek miners' union, the Western Federation of Miners (WFM ). The miners' strike of Cripple Creek from 1894 was one of the few occasions in the history of Colorado, in which an incumbent governor in the National Guard of Colorado sat in march in order to protect the miners from attacks by forces that were under the control of the mine owners. 1903, the inclination of the State Government had changed, and Governor James Peabody sent on 23 November 1903, the National Guard to Cripple Creek to smash the power of the miners' union in the mining camps. This strike of 1903 and the reaction of the governor was preceded by the Colorado Labor Wars, which claimed many lives.
By 2005, approximately 23.5 million fine ounces of ( 731 tons ) of gold in Cripple Creek and the surrounding area. When the mines were less profitable, leaving the majority of the population in the region. Cripple Creek was a ghost town and as such a tourist attraction. The old underground mines are exhausted, but since 1994 is east of the city near a Victor mine in operation.
Towards the end of the 20th century, the city received approval to offer gambling. These casinos are located in many of the historic buildings. This led to a revitalization and regular income.
In the years 2006/2007 a great historical museum was built in Cripple Creek, the Pikes Peak Heritage Center.
Geography
Cripple Creeks geographical coordinates are 38 ° 45 'N, 105 ° 11' W38.747222222222 - 105.17916666667.
According to the United States Census Bureaua the city has a total area of 2.9 km ², consisting entirely of the country.
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 1115 people Cripple Creek. The population density was 381.0 people per km ². There were 737 housing units at an average 251.8 per km ². The population Cripple Creeks consisted of 92.29 % White, 0.90 % African American, 2.15% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 1.43 % reported from other races, and 2.42 % from two or more races. 6.01 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Cripple Creek were distributed to 494 households out of which 23.3% were living in children under 18 years. 44.7 % married couples living together, 7.9 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9 % were non-families. 30.4% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 4.9 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size is 2.82 people.
The city population was spread out with 22.2 % under the, 10.4% of 18-24 year olds, 29.2 % 25 -44- year-old, 30.2% 45-64 year olds and 8.0 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 100.0 males.
The median household income in Cripple Creek was 39 261 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the height of 41,685 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 27,600 U.S. dollars, compared to 25,000 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in Cripple Creek was 19,607 U.S. dollars. 6.4 % of the population and 4.7 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 3.8 % of minors and 6.1 % of those age 65 or over.
Mentions the place in popular culture
One of the most played classic bluegrass instrumentals for banjo and guitar is called Cripple Creek. It was interpreted by many famous musicians, including Hank Snow and Chet Atkins. Neil Young's album After the Gold Rush of 1970 contains the song Cripple Creek Ferry. The band released an album in 1969 with the song Up on Cripple Creek; This refers, however, to Lake Charles in Louisiana. The Cripple Creek Theatre Company in New Orleans borrowed its name this title. Craig T. Nelson began his acting career at the Imperial Hotel in Cripple Creek.
Robert Bly's poem Condition of the Working Classes, published in 1970 from his 1973 book Sleepers Joining Hands is from Cripple Creek. His 1967 published poem "After the Industrial Revolution, All Things Happen at Once " from the award-winning the National Book Award collection The Light Around the Body cited "the dead of Cripple Creek " Linda Goodman's novel Gooberz (1989 ) plays in Cripple Creek, their place of residence. Vincent J. Cardinals Off- Broadway play The Colorado Catechism (1990 ) set in a fictional rehabilitation center in Cripple Creek.
In Bob Dylan's 1962 song -rehearsed Rambling, Gambling Willie the place is called in the fourth stanza. The song was first released in 1991 on the album The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased ) 1961-1991. In Stephen Baxter's novel The Last Wave Cripple Creek is the last city in which the U.S. government is housed and functioning before the continent is flooded.