Gunnison County, Colorado

Founding: 1877
Parent county: Lake

Namesake: John Gunnison, U.S. army officer and explorer
Seat: Gunnison (1877–)

Land area: 3,239 square miles

Population (2020): 16,918

Population (historic): 8,235 (1880); 5,331 (1900); 5,527 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890–1910; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city; four towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,107 (9.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,056
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,167
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 376
Average farm size (1920): 131.3 acres
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Gunnison

Namesake: John Gunnison, U.S. army officer and explorer

Founding: 1876 (platting); 1876 (post office); 1880 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 6,560

Population (historic): 888 (1880); 1,200 (1900); 1,415 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1910s; 1930–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 489 (18.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (1886). 594 County Road 50. Gothic Revival.
2. House (1891). 594 County Road 50. Queen Anne.

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