Clear Creek County, Colorado
| Clear Creek County, Colorado | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Colorado |
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 Colorado's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | November 1, 1861 |
| Named for | Clear Creek |
| Seat | Georgetown |
| Largest city | Idaho Springs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 396 sq mi (1,026 km2) |
| • Land | 395 sq mi (1,023 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3 km2), 0.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 9,303 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | co |
Clear Creek County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,088. The county seat is Georgetown.
Clear Creek County is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Clear Creek County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on 1 November 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.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 396 square miles (1,030 km2), of which 395 square miles (1,020 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) (0.3%) is water.
Clear Creek County tends to be somewhat divided between Republicans and Democrats. In the 2012 election Barack Obama won over Mitt Romney 54% to 42%.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,322 people, 4,019 households, and 2,608 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 5,128 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.37% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.02% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. 3.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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