Pitkin County, Colorado: Difference between revisions

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| county = Pitkin County

| state = Colorado

| seal =

| founded year = 1881

| founded date = February 23

| seat wl = Aspen

| largest city wl = Aspen

| area_total_sq_mi = 973

| area_land_sq_mi = 971

| area_water_sq_mi = 2.5

| area percentage = 0.3%

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 17358

| density_sq_mi = 18

| time zone = Mountain

| footnotes =

| web = http://www.pitkincounty.com/

| named for = [[Frederick Walker Pitkin]]

| ex image = Pitkin County Courthouse 2010.jpg

| ex image cap = Pitkin County Courthouse

| district = 3rd

'''Pitkin County''' is a [[county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 17,358.<ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Colorado, United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/map/CO,US/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=5 September 5, 2021}}</ref> The [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county is named for [[Colorado Governor]] [[Frederick Walker Pitkin]]. Pitkin County has the [[highest income counties in the United States|seventh-highest per capita income]] of any U.S. county.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/09/16/americas-richest-states.html=en|title=America's Richest States|access-date=April 21, 2017|newspaper=Fox Business|date=September 16, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Measured by mean income of the top 5% of earners, it is the wealthiest U.S. county.<ref>{{cite web |title=Household Income by County in the United States |url=https://statisticalatlas.com/United-States/Household-Income#figure/place |website=Statistical Atlas |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|973|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|971|sqmi|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|2.5|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-April 23, 2011|date=2011-02-February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The county's highest point is [[Castle Peak (Colorado)|Castle Peak]], a [[fourteener]] with a height of {{convert|14265|ft}}. It is {{convert|20|mi}} south of Aspen on the [[Gunnison County, Colorado|Gunnison County]] border.

|estyear=2023

|estimate=16640

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/co190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/08097.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118084051/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/08097.html|archive-date=January 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of the [[2000 United States Census|census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-05-May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 14,872 people, 6,807 households, and 3,185 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|15 people per square mile (6|/km<sup>2<mi2|/sup>)km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 10,096 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10 per square|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;mile (4/km²)|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.33% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.53% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.12% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.34% from two or more races. Of the population, 6.54% were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 6,807 households, out of which 21.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.20% were non-families. Of all households, 35.80% were made up of individuals, and 3.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 16.70% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 38.30% from 25 to 44, 30.50% from 45 to 64, and 6.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $59,375, and the median income for a family was $75,048. Males had a median income of $40,672 versus $33,896 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $40,811. About 3.00% of families and 6.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.40% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

According to a report in the [[Journal of the American Medical Association]], residents of Pitkin County had a 2014 life expectancy of 86.52 years, the second-longest in the nation.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Dwyer-Lindgren|first=Laura|date=8 May 8, 2017|title=Inequalities in Life Expectancy Among US Counties, 1980 to 2014|url= |journal=JAMA Internal Medicine|doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0918|pmc=5543324|pmid=28492829|volume=177|issue=7|pages=1003–1011}}</ref> Both men and women live longer in Pitkin County than nearly every other county in the United States. The life expectancy at birth is 85.2 years for men and 88.0 years for women.<ref>"{{Cite web |title=County Profile: Pitkin County Colorado," http|url=https://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/county_profiles/US/2015/County_Report_Pitkin_County_Colorado.pdf, accessed|access-date=August 2 Aug, 2017}}</ref> Two contiguous counties, [[Summit County, Colorado|Summit]] and [[Eagle County, Colorado|Eagle]] counties, rank first and third in the nation respectively in life expectancy.

Factors contributing to the high life expectancy in Pitkin County are "high education, high income, high access to medical care, the people are physically active, obesity is lower than anywhere else—so you’reyou're doing it right”right", said Ali Mokdad, one of the study's co-authors.<ref>Achenbach, Joel, "U.S. life expectancy varies more than 20 years from county to county," ''Washington Post'', May 8, 2017</ref>

In June 2021, [[U.S. News & World Report]] ranked the county with the nation's fourth-best life expectancy, at 93.4 years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cirruzzo|first=Chelsea|date=2021-06-June 30, 2021|title=The 25 Counties With the Longest Life Expectancy|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/slideshows/longest-life-expectancy-by-county|url-status=live|access-date=July 1, 2021-07-01|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>

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*[[Bibliography of Colorado]]

**[[OutlineGeography of Colorado]]

***[[IndexHistory of Colorado-related articles]]

**[[BibliographyHunter ofS. ColoradoThompson]]

**[[GeographyNational Register of Historic Places listings in Pitkin County, Colorado]]

**[[HistoryIndex of Colorado-related articles]]

***Pitkin[[List County,of statistical areas in Colorado]]

****[[National RegisterOutline of Historic Places listings in Pitkin County, Colorado]]