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Clear Creek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,397. The county seat is Georgetown.

History
. Size: 1.8 x 0.9 x 0.2 cm. Clear Creek County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on November 1, 1861, and is one of only two counties (along with Gilpin) to have persisted with its original boundaries unchanged. It was named after Clear Creek, which runs down from the continental divide through the county. Idaho Springs was originally designated the county seat, but the county government was moved to Georgetown in 1867. ==Geography==
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. Adjacent countiesJefferson - east • Gilpin - northeast • Park - south • Summit - west • Grand - northwest Major highwaysInterstate 70 • (Idaho Springs) • U.S. Highway 6U.S. Highway 40State Highway 5State Highway 103 • • Central City Parkway National protected areasPike National ForestRoosevelt National ForestJames Peak WildernessMount Evans Wilderness Scenic trails and bywaysAmerican Discovery TrailContinental Divide National Scenic TrailGrays Peak National Recreation TrailMount Evans National Recreation TrailGuanella Pass Scenic BywayMount Blue Sky Scenic Byway ==Demographics==
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,397. Of the residents, 14.7% were under the age of 18 and 21.2% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 48.3 years. For every 100 females there were 113.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 113.0 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 88.6% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% from some other race, and 7.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.9% of the population. Of the 4,019 households 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were married couples living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.10% were non-families. 27.20% of households were one person and 4.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.81. The age distribution was 22.60% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 32.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.10% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.20 males. The median household income was $50,997 and the median family income was $61,400. Males had a median income of $41,667 versus $30,757 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,160. About 3.00% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.80% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over ==Communities==
Communities
CityCentral City (partially) • Idaho Springs TownsEmpireGeorgetownSilver Plume Census-designated placesBlue ValleyBrook Forest (partially) • Downieville-Lawson-DumontEcho HillsFloyd HillPine ValleySt. Mary'sUpper Bear CreekUpper Witter Gulch Ghost townsBakervilleSilver Creek ==Politics==
Politics
Throughout its history, Clear Creek County tended to be somewhat divided between Republicans and Democrats, but has reliably voted Democratic in recent elections, with George W. Bush having been the most recent Republican to win the county, in 2000, while his father, George H. W. Bush, was the last Republican to win the narrow majority of the county's votes, in 1988. In 2008, Barack Obama won the county with the best performance by a Democrat since 1964. During the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton became the first Democrat since her husband in 1996 to not win the majority of the county's vote, while still winning the county by a plurality. Since then, the county has decisively swung further into the Democratic column, and in 2024 it saw a continued leftward shift, opposite of the national average. ==Education==
Education
The county is served by Clear Creek School District RE-1. Elementary Schools • Carlson Elementary School (Idaho Springs) • King-Murphy Mountain School (Evergreen) Middle School • Clear Creek Middle School (Idaho Springs) High School • Clear Creek High School (Evergreen) Charter School • Georgetown Community School (Georgetown) ==Historic areas==
Ski areas
Echo MountainLovelandOtter Mountain ==See also==
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