Ouray County, Colorado

Ouray County is a county in the southwest of the U.S. state of Colorado in the heart of the San Juan Mountains. Its landscape is dominated by numerous mountains that are higher than 4000 m. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is in Ouray.

Geography

Ouray is bordered by the districts of Gunnison in the Northeast Hinsdale in the southeast, San Juan in the south, San Miguel and Montrose in the southwest to the northwest.

History

Ouray County was formed on January 18, 1877 as the first to be founded in the newly formed state of Colorado from the largest part of the San Juan County and a small piece of Hinsdale County. The gold mining town of Ouray was founded on October 2, 1876 was determined on 8 March 1877 Headquarters. On February 19, 1881 originated from the southern part of the Ouray County Dolores County on February 27, 1883, the western part was self-employed as San Miguel County. In 1883, the Ouray County was renamed for a short time in the Uncompahgre County.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 3,742 people in the county. There were 1,576 households and 1,123 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 96.34 percent White, 0.08 percent African American, 0.94 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.53 percent from other races groups; 1.71 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.06 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,576 households out of which 28.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.4 percent were married couples living together, 6.5 percent were single mothers. 28.7 percent were non-families. 23.5 percent of all households and 5.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.77.

Based on the county the population was spread from 22.5 percent population under 18 years, 4.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 34.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 12.2 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household was $ 42,019, and the median income for a family was $ 49,776. Males have a median income of $ 35,141, women $ 26,176. The per capita income was $ 24,335. 7.2 percent of the population and 6.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. Among them were 8.0 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 2.9 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Cities

Ouray
Ridgeway

Smaller towns

Camp Bird
Colona
Dallas

Portland
Red Mountain

Sneffels
Thistledown

Uncompahgre River
Canyon Creek

Mountains

Mount Sneffels - 4,313 m
Wetterhorn Peak - 4,272 m
Teakettle Mountain - 4,212 m
Cirque Mountain - 4,171 m
Coxcomb Peak - 4,162 m
Mount Emma - 4,139 m
Telluride Peak - 4,118 m
Mears Peak - 4,114 m
Whitehouse Mountain - 4,112 m
Chicago Peak - 4,080 m
Brown Mountain - 4,066 m
Trico Peak - 4,060 m
Mendoza Peak - 4,046 m
Wildhorse Peak - 4,043 m
Engineer Mountain - 4,029 m
Mount Hayden - 4,025 m
Blackwall Mountain - 3,985 m
Wolcott Mountain - 3,975 m
United States Mountain - 3,973 m
Ruffner Mountain - 3,963 m
Red Mountain No.. 3-3928 m
Mount Abram - 3,902 m
Stony Mountain - 3,870 m
Red Mountain No.. 1-3838 m
Amphitheater up to 3,769 m
Red Mountain No.. 2-3724 m
Courthouse Mountain - 3,704 m
Cascade Mountain - 3689 m

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