Mineral County, Colorado

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. Adjacent counties • Saguache County - northeast • Rio Grande County - east • Archuleta County - south • Hinsdale County - west Major highways • U.S. Highway 160 • State Highway 149 National protected areas • Rio Grande National Forest • San Juan National Forest • La Garita Wilderness • Weminuche Wilderness Trails and byways • Colorado Trail • Continental Divide National Scenic Trail • Lake Fork National Recreation Trail • Silver Thread Scenic Byway ==Demographics==

2020 census As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 865. Of the residents, 10.6% were under the age of 18 and 34.2% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 56.8 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.7 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 91.2% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.0% from some other race, and 7.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.4% of the population. of the county under the management of the federal government (It houses an office of, and is surrounded by, the Rio Grande National Forest). 2015 As of 2015 the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Mineral County, Colorado are: ==Politics==

Like neighboring Hinsdale County, Mineral County leans Republican. It has only voted for Democrats twice since 1968 (although heavy third-party swing had a major role to play in each). Up through 1968, it was a Democratic-leaning swing county. ==Communities==

Town • Creede Unincorporated communities • Spar City • Wagon Wheel Gap Ghost towns • Bachelor City • Wason, Colorado • Weaver from the Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede District. Size 4.5 x 2.6 x 0.25 cm. ==See also==