7-571: The Hidee Gold Mine is a former gold mine in Gilpin County, Colorado , United States. The Hyde Gold Mine was submitted for patent in 1896 and in the early 1980s the mine owner decide to start giving educational tours. It is one of the tourist attractions in and near the town as a result of the efforts of the local residents, and the Hidee Gold Mine company which worked to recreate the history of mining near Black Hawk , Colorado. There are tours of
14-535: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gilpin County, Colorado Gilpin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado , smallest in land area behind only the City and County of Broomfield . As of the 2020 census , the population was 5,808. The county seat is Central City . The county was formed in 1861, while Colorado was still a territory , and was named after Colonel William Gilpin ,
21-401: The county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12 people/km ). There were 2,929 housing units at an average density of 20 units per square mile (7.7 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 94.37% White, 0.53% Black or African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.53% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. 4.25% of
28-589: The first territorial governor. Gilpin County is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 150 square miles (390 km ), of which 150 square miles (390 km ) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km ) (0.2%) is water. It is the second-smallest county by area in Colorado. At the 2000 census there were 4,757 people, 2,043 households, and 1,264 families in
35-554: The mine, which explain the methods that were used both in the past as well as the present. Also during these tours, tourists are given a feel of being a miner, by including a stop at a gold ore vein where tourists use a single-jack (one-handed) hammer and chisel (provided) to chip a gold ore sample loose, which they are allowed to keep as a souvenir. It has also been open since 1988. 39°47′13″N 105°30′04″W / 39.787058°N 105.501044°W / 39.787058; -105.501044 This Colorado museum-related article
42-410: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 2,043 households 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.10% were non-families. 26.80% of households were one person and 3.70% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size
49-467: Was 2.81. The age distribution was 21.10% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 37.40% from 25 to 44, 30.00% from 45 to 64, and 5.70% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 112.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.10 males. The median household income was $ 51,942 and the median family income was $ 61,859. Males had a median income of $ 38,560 versus $ 30,820 for females. The per capita income for
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