Gunnison County, Colorado
32 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
- 17,241
- Median household income
- $84,527
- ±10,945
- Unemployed
- 4.7%
- 510 of 10,924 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.3%
- 7,842 of 8,494 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 Gunnison | 17,281 (2021) | 200 E Virginia Ave, Gunnison | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crested Butte | 1,681 (2021) | Po Box 39, Crested Butte | Website |
| City of Gunnison | 6,695 (2021) | Po Box 239, Gunnison | Website |
| Town of Marble | 134 (2021) | 322 W Park St, Marble | — |
| Town of Mount Crested Butte | 973 (2021) | Po Box 5800, Mt Crested Butte | Website |
| Town of Pitkin | 76 (2021) | Po Box 9, Pitkin | Website |
Special districts 26
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 7079, Gunnison | — |
| Gunnison Valley Reg. Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 202 E. Georgia Ave, Gunnison | Website |
| Mt Crested Butte Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 5800, Crested Butte | Website |
| Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District | Irrigation | 210 West Spencer Avenue, Gunnison | Website |
| Gunnison County Library District | Libraries | 307 N Wisconsin St, Gunnison | — |
| Arrowhead Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 233, Cimarron | — |
| Crested Butte Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 1009, Crested Butte | Website |
| Gunnison County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 1515, Gunnison | — |
| Ragged Mountain Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 570, Somerset | — |
| Crested Butte South Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 1129, Crested Butte | — |
| Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 1369, Gunnison | Website |
| Gunnison Rising Metro. District #1 | Other multi-function districts | 2154 East Commons Avenue, Centennial | — |
| Gunnison Rising Metro. District #2 | Other multi-function districts | 2154 East Commons Avenue, Centennial | — |
| Gunnison Rising Metro. District #3 | Other multi-function districts | 2154 East Commons Avenue, Centennial | — |
| Gunnison Rising Metro. District #4 | Other multi-function districts | 2154 East Commons Avenue, Centennial | — |
| Gunnison Rising Metro. District #5 | Other multi-function districts | 2154 East Commons Avenue, Centennial | — |
| Gunnison Rising Metro. District #6 | Other multi-function districts | 2154 East Commons Avenue, Centennial | — |
| Gunnison Rising Metro. District #7 | Other multi-function districts | 2154 East Commons Avenue, Centennial | — |
| Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority | Other multi-function districts | 200 E Virginia Ave, Gunnison | Website |
| Reserve Metropolitan District 1 | Other multi-function districts | 28 Second St, Edwards | — |
| Reserve Metropolitan District 2 | Other multi-function districts | 28 Second St, Edwards | — |
| Skyland Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 350 Country Club Dr, Crested Butte | Website |
| East River Regional Sanitation District | Sewerage | 350 Country Club Dr, Crested Butte | Website |
| Mt Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 5740, Crested Butte | Website |
| Gunnison Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 216 N Colorado St, Gunnison | — |
| Somerset Domestic Waterworks District | Water supply utility | Po Box 549, Somerset | — |
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
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
School district7 schools
800 NORTH BOULEVARD, Gunnison, CO, 81230
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
Salida Farmers Market (Alpine Park Salida) · Salida Farmers Market (Salida) · Buena Vista Farmers' Market (South Main Town Square 701 Front Loop Buena Vista)
Cedaredge Main Street Farmer's Market (175 E Main St Cedaredge) · Delta Farmers Market (Delta)
Fruita Farmers' Market (325 E. Aspen Ave. Fruita) · Plateau Valley Farmers Market (Collbran) · Downtown Grand Junction Farmers' Market (Grand Junction) · and 3 more
Montrose Farmers' Market (Montrose)
Ridgway Farmers' Market (201 N. Railroad St. Ridgway)
Aspen Farmers' Market (Aspen) · Aspen Saturday Market (E. Hopkins & S. Hunter Streets Aspen)
Crestone Farmers Market (Crestone)
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.