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Pitkin County, Colorado

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  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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Aspen Namesake:  Aspen forests near the city site Founding:  1879 (platting); 1880 (post office); 1881 (incorporation) Population...