Gilpin County, Colorado
8 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,901
- Median household income
- $95,361
- ±18,874
- Unemployed
- 3.1%
- 108 of 3,485 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 93.4%
- 2,915 of 3,122 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Gilpin | 5,873 (2021) | Po Box 366, Central City | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 660 Highway 46, Black Hawk | Website |
| Miners Mesa Commercial Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 1700 N Lincoln St, Denver | — |
| Silver Dollar Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 1700 N Lincoln St, Denver | — |
| Gilpin Ambulance Authority | Other single function districts | 390 Union Blvd, Lakewood | — |
| Black Hawk-Central City Sanitation District | Sewerage | Po Box 362, Black Hawk | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Gilpin County School District No. Re-1
School district2 schools
10595 HIGHWAY 119, Black Hawk, CO, 80422
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Boulder County Farmers' Market (13th & Canyon Boulder) · The Community Market at Naropa (2130 Arapahoe Ave Boulder) · Lafayette Farmers Market (390 S. Public Rd Lafayette) · and 5 more
Idaho Springs Chamber Of Commerce Farmers Market (PO box 1641 Idaho Springs)
Granby Farmers Market (475 E. Agate Ave. Granby)
Arvada Five Parks Farmers Market () · Golden Farmers Market (1019 10th Street Golden) · City of Edgewater Farmers Market (2401 Sheridan Blvd. Edgewater) · and 8 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.