Teller County, Colorado

Teller County (Teller County), founded in 1989, is one of the 64 counties in the United States from Colorado. In the year 2000 it had a population of 20,555 inhabitants with a of 14 people per km². The is Cripple Creek although the city with the most inhabitants is Woodland Park.

Teller County is included in the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
A few years after gold was discovered in Cripple Creek, political differences between area miners and mine owners, many of whom lived in Colorado Springs, resulted in the division of El Paso County. Created in 1899, Teller County was carved from the western slope of Pikes Peak, and was named after United States Senator. Within five years of its formation, Teller County became the scene of a dramatic labor struggle called the Colorado Labor Wars.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1448 sqkm, of which 1443 sqkm are earth and 5 sqkm (0.34%) are water.

Topography includes rugged granite outcroppings and picture perfect mountain meadows. Interlaced within these two extremes you will find water in the form of streams, brooks, beaver ponds, lakes, and reservoirs. The arid climate and high mountain wind thermals can make the forests tinder dry quickly.

Demographics
According to the  the average  of the inhabitants of the county was US$50,165 and the median family income was US$57.071. In 2000, men had an annual income of US$37,194 compared to US$26.934 for women. The was US$23.412 and about 4.50% of the population was below the national.

There were 7,993 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 19.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 29.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,165, and the median income for a family was $57,071. Males had a median income of $37,194 versus $26,934 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,412. About 3.40% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over.

Adjacent counties

 * Douglas County - north
 * Jefferson County - north
 * El Paso County - east
 * Fremont County - south
 * Park County - west

Cities and towns

 * Altman
 * Cripple Creek
 * Crystola
 * Divide
 * Florissant
 * Victor
 * Woodland Park

National protected areas

 * Cripple Creek National Historic District
 * Pike National Forest
 * Pike National Forest

State protected area

 * Mueller State Park

Trails and byways

 * American Discovery Trail
 * Gold Belt Tour National Scenic and Historic Byway

Protected natural areas
These include the "Pike National Forest" which is managed jointly with other forests and the "Florissant Fossil Beds" national monument, which contains a large quantity of from the.

Census-designated places

 * Divide
 * Florissant
 * Goldfield
 * Midland