Lake County, Colorado
14 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
- 7,380
- Median household income
- $96,575
- ±10,498
- Unemployed
- 2.2%
- 103 of 4,683 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.2%
- 2,693 of 3,020 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 Lake | 7,407 (2021) | Po Box 964, Leadville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Leadville | 2,613 (2021) | 800 Harrison Ave, Leadville | Website |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent General Hospital District | Hospitals | 390 Union Blvd, Lakewood | Website |
| Altacolorado Metropolitan District 1 | Other multi-function districts | 28 Second St, Edwards | — |
| Altacolorado Metropolitan District 2 | Other multi-function districts | 28 Second St, Edwards | — |
| Altacolorado Metropolitan District 3 | Other multi-function districts | 1700 N Lincoln St, Denver | — |
| Altacolorado Metropolitan District 4 | Other multi-function districts | 28 Second St, Edwards | — |
| Altacolorado Metropolitan District 5 | Other multi-function districts | 28 Second St, Edwards | — |
| Brooklyn Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 1700 N Lincoln St, Denver | — |
| Sylvan Lakes Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 156, Leadville | — |
| Leadville Sanitation District | Sewerage | Po Box 253, Leadville | — |
| Mountain View Villages Water and Sanitation District | Sewerage and water supply | 390 Union Blvd, Lakewood | — |
| Lake County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 1287, Leadville | — |
| Parkville Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 45, Leadville | Website |
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
Lake County School District No. R-1
School district4 schools
328 WEST 5TH STREET, Leadville, CO, 80461
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)
Eagle Farmers Market (275 N Main Street Garnet Bldg U201 Edwards) · Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate Farmers' Market... (Avon) · Basalt Sunday Market (Basalt) · and 3 more
Aspen Farmers' Market (Aspen) · Aspen Saturday Market (E. Hopkins & S. Hunter Streets Aspen)
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.