Pitkin County, Colorado

 

Founding: 1881
Parent county: Gunnison

Namesake: Frederick Pitkin, Colorado governor
Seat: Aspen (1881–)

Land area: 971 square miles

Population (2020): 17,358

Population (historic): 8,929 (1890); 4,566 (1910); 1,770 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: One city; two towns; three CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 591 (4.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 71.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $824
Average outbuilding value (1930): $897
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 179
Average farm size (1920): 91.3 acres
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Aspen

Namesake: Aspen forests near the city site

Founding: 1879 (platting); 1880 (post office); 1881 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,004

Population (historic): 5,108 (1890); 1,834 (1910); 705 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890; 1930–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 397 (6.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Osgood Estate (1902–1903). 58 Redstone Road. Swiss Revival/Craftsman.

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