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Park County
Park County
County
	Old Park County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
	Colorado's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°07′N 105°43′W / 39.12°N 105.71°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	November 1, 1861
Seat	Fairplay
Largest town	Fairplay
Area
• Total	2,211 sq mi (5,730 km2)
• Land	2,194 sq mi (5,680 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	17,390
• Estimate (2023)	18,117
• Density	7.9/sq mi (3.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.parkco.us

Park County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,390.^[2] The county seat is Fairplay.^[3] The county was named after the large geographic region known as South Park, which was named by early fur traders and trappers in the area.

Park County is included in the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. A majority of the county lies within the boundaries of the South Park National Heritage Area.

The geographic center of the State of Colorado is located in Park County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,211 square miles (5,730 km²), of which 2,194 square miles (5,680 km²) is land and 17 square miles (44 km²) (0.8%) is water.^[4]

The headwaters of the South Platte River are in Park County.

Adjacent counties

Clear Creek County - north
Jefferson County - northeast
Teller County - east
Fremont County - southeast
Chaffee County - southwest
Lake County - west
Summit County - northwest

Major highways

National protected areas

State protected areas

Trails and byways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	447		—
1880	3,970		788.1%
1890	3,548		−10.6%
1900	2,998		−15.5%
1910	2,492		−16.9%
1920	1,977		−20.7%
1930	2,052		3.8%
1940	3,272		59.5%
1950	1,870		−42.8%
1960	1,822		−2.6%
1970	2,185		19.9%
1980	5,333		144.1%
1990	7,174		34.5%
2000	14,523		102.4%
2010	16,206		11.6%
2020	17,390		7.3%
2023 (est.)	18,117	^[5]	4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2020^[2]

As of the 2020 United States census,^[10] Park County was 87.8% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Native American, 1.1% Black or African American, 1.0% Asian, and 2.8% two or more races.

There were 7,688 houses, and only 3.6% of the population is below the age of 5.

According to the census^[11] of 2000, there were 14,523 people, 5,894 households, and 4,220 families living in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (2.7 people/km²). There were 10,697 housing units at an average density of 5 units per square mile (1.9 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.07% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. 4.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,894 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.10% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.50% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44, 30.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,899, and the median income for a family was $57,025. Males had a median income of $41,480 versus $27,807 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,019. About 3.40% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.60% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Park County, Colorado^[12]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	6,991	56.88%	4,903	39.89%	397	3.23%
2016	6,135	58.89%	3,421	32.84%	861	8.27%
2012	5,236	55.90%	3,862	41.23%	268	2.86%
2008	4,896	52.18%	4,250	45.29%	237	2.53%
2004	4,781	57.21%	3,445	41.22%	131	1.57%
2000	3,677	55.17%	2,393	35.90%	595	8.93%
1996	2,661	50.77%	1,844	35.18%	736	14.04%
1992	1,530	35.78%	1,307	30.57%	1,439	33.65%
1988	1,909	56.87%	1,343	40.01%	105	3.13%
1984	2,041	70.33%	782	26.95%	79	2.72%
1980	1,623	59.34%	674	24.64%	438	16.01%
1976	1,034	55.24%	741	39.58%	97	5.18%
1972	1,001	70.29%	386	27.11%	37	2.60%
1968	601	58.58%	286	27.88%	139	13.55%
1964	493	48.86%	515	51.04%	1	0.10%
1960	642	59.33%	438	40.48%	2	0.18%
1956	715	70.58%	297	29.32%	1	0.10%
1952	775	68.89%	343	30.49%	7	0.62%
1948	637	55.30%	505	43.84%	10	0.87%
1944	670	60.80%	426	38.66%	6	0.54%
1940	986	52.98%	869	46.70%	6	0.32%
1936	746	35.36%	1,336	63.32%	28	1.33%
1932	577	33.26%	1,057	60.92%	101	5.82%
1928	740	62.82%	419	35.57%	19	1.61%
1924	660	56.12%	316	26.87%	200	17.01%
1920	511	58.20%	320	36.45%	47	5.35%
1916	372	34.48%	674	62.47%	33	3.06%
1912	293	29.87%	529	53.92%	159	16.21%
1908	465	35.58%	807	61.74%	35	2.68%
1904	685	49.25%	669	48.09%	37	2.66%
1900	579	37.89%	940	61.52%	9	0.59%
1896	151	8.78%	1,562	90.81%	7	0.41%
1892	384	36.92%	0	0.00%	656	63.08%
1888	764	56.30%	588	43.33%	5	0.37%
1884	777	54.45%	629	44.08%	21	1.47%
1880	698	52.60%	598	45.06%	31	2.34%

Park County is consistently Republican. It has not voted for the Democratic nominee for president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Communities

Towns

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Antero Junction
Buckskin Joe (Also known as Laurette or Lauret)
Garo
Tarryall
Trump

In popular culture

In the long-running animated television series South Park, the eponymous fictional town is situated in an unspecified part of the county.^[13]

Notable people

Gottlieb Fluhmann (Gottlieb Fluhmann disappeared in 1892 and his remains were found in a secluded cave in Park County in 1944. The cause of his death remains unknown).^[14]
Samuel Hartsel
John J. Hoover
Sheldon Jackson