Gilpin County, Colorado
Founding: 1861 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: William Gilpin, Colorado territorial governor Seat: Central City (1861–) Land area: 150 square miles Population (2020): 5,808 Population (historic): 5,490 (1870); 5,867 (1890); 4,131 (1910); 1,212 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 507 (13.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 57% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $384 Average outbuilding value (1930): $262 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 41 Average farm size (1920): 68.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Central City Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps a reference to the city's location within Colorado F...