Park County, Colorado
22 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 17,907
- Median household income
- $103,670
- ±17,612
- Unemployed
- 3.3%
- 316 of 9,532 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 93.1%
- 8,370 of 8,988 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 Park | 17,720 (2021) | Po Box 1373, Fairplay | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
Special districts 19
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Ambulance District | Health | 390 Union Blvd, Lakewood | Website |
| Center of Colorado Water Conservancy District | Irrigation | Po Box 1747, Fairplay | — |
| Hartsel Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 10, Hartsel | Website |
| Jefferson-Como Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 380, Como | — |
| Lake George Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 281, Lake George | — |
| Northwest Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 1090, Fairplay | Website |
| Platte Canyon Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 222, Bailey | — |
| Southern Park County Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 11, Guffey | Website |
| Deer Creek Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 460 County Road 43, Bailey | — |
| South Park Health Service District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 1253, Fairplay | Website |
| Will-O-Wisp Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 956 Wisp Creek Dr, Bailey | Website |
| Headwater Authority of the South Platte | Other single function districts | Po Box 1566, Fairplay | — |
| Echo Valley Estates Metropolitan Recreation and Park | Parks and recreation | 1 Echo Valley Rd (park County Rd 98), Florissant | — |
| Indian Mountain Metropolitan Recreation and Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 25, Como | Website |
| South Park - Park and Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 1075, Fairplay | — |
| Bailey Water and Sanitation District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 422, Bailey | — |
| Crow Hill Water and Sanitation District | Sewerage and water supply | 32065 Castle Ct, Evergreen | Website |
| Upper South Platte Water Conservancy District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 612, Fairplay | — |
| Harris Park Metropolitan District | Water supply utility | 2154 Shelton Dr, Bailey | — |
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
Park County School District No. Re-2
School district5 schools
640 HATHAWAY ST, Fairplay, CO, 80440
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park
School district3 schools
57393 US HIGHWAY 285, Bailey, CO, 80421
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)
Idaho Springs Chamber Of Commerce Farmers Market (PO box 1641 Idaho Springs)
Cotopaxi Farmers Market () · Florence Farmers' Market (Florence)
Arvada Five Parks Farmers Market () · Golden Farmers Market (1019 10th Street Golden) · City of Edgewater Farmers Market (2401 Sheridan Blvd. Edgewater) · and 8 more
Woodland Park Farmers Market (Woodland Park)
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.