Hinsdale County, Colorado

Founding: 1874
Parent counties: Conejos and Lake

Namesake: George Hinsdale, Colorado pioneer
Seat: Lake City (1874–)

Land area: 1,117 square miles

Population (2020): 788

Population (historic): 1,487 (1880); 1,609 (1900); 449 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890s; 1970–2000

Subdivisions: One town; two CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 129 (8.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $900
Average outbuilding value (1930): $889
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 40
Average farm size (1920): 93.6 acres
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Lake City

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps Pete's Lake, which lies at the town's northern edge

Founding: 1874 (platting); 1875 (post office); 1884 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 432

Population (historic): 607 (1890); 405 (1910); 259 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1970s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 47 (11.1%)

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