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