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Founded | March 2, 1883 |
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Named for | San Miguel River |
Seat | Telluride |
Largest town | Telluride |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,289 sq mi (3,338 km²) 1,287 sq mi (3,333 km²) 2.0 sq mi (5 km²), 0.2% |
Population - Density |
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Congressional district | 3rd |
Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
Website | https://www.sanmiguelcountyco.gov/ |
San Miguel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,072.[1] The county seat is Telluride.[2] The county is named for the San Miguel River.
History[]
San Miguel County was given the Spanish language name for "Saint Michael" due to the nearby San Miguel River. On 27 February 1883, Ouray County was split to form San Miguel County. Originally the San Miguel County portion was to retain the name Ouray County with the new portion called Uncompahgre County.
Mining operators in the San Juan mountain area of Colorado formed the San Juan District Mining Association (SJDMA) in 1903, as a direct result of a Western Federation of Miners proposal to the Telluride Mining Association for the eight-hour day, which had been approved in a referendum by 72 percent of Colorado voters.[3] The new association consolidated the power of thirty-six mining properties in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan counties.[4] The SJDMA refused to consider any reduction in hours or increase in wages, helping to provoke a bitter strike.
In 1875, the Smuggler gold vein was discovered near Telluride. The Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Liberty Bell mines combined produced over a hundred tons of gold by 1920, third in the state of Colorado.[5]:51,83
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,289 square miles (3,340 km2), of which 1,287 square miles (3,330 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) (0.2%) is water.[6]
Adjacent counties[]
- Montrose County - north
- Ouray County - east
- San Juan County - southeast
- Dolores County - south
- San Juan County, Utah - west
Major highways[]
National protected areas[]
- Lizard Head Wilderness
- Mount Sneffels Wilderness
- Old Spanish National Historic Trail
- Telluride National Historic District
- Uncompahgre National Forest
Trails and byways[]
- Great Parks Bicycle Route
- San Juan Skyway National Scenic Byway
- Unaweep/Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway
- Western Express Bicycle Route
Demographics[]
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1890 | 2,909 | ||
1900 | 5,379 | 84.9% | |
1910 | 4,700 | −12.6% | |
1920 | 5,281 | 12.4% | |
1930 | 2,184 | −58.6% | |
1940 | 3,664 | 67.8% | |
1950 | 2,693 | −26.5% | |
1960 | 2,944 | 9.3% | |
1970 | 1,949 | −33.8% | |
1980 | 3,192 | 63.8% | |
1990 | 3,653 | 14.4% | |
2000 | 6,594 | 80.5% | |
2010 | 7,359 | 11.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[11] |
Politics[]
For most of the 20th century, San Miguel County was a national bellwether. It voted for the winner in every presidential election from 1912 to 1984. Since 1988, the county has become one of the most Democratic in Colorado and the nation, largely due to the presence of the Telluride Ski Resort and the influx of liberal-minded voters in the 1960s and 1970s. These trends have made San Miguel similar in vein to other heavily Democratic ski resort counties like Blaine County in Idaho, Teton County in Wyoming, and Pitkin County within Colorado. In the 2000 presidential election, San Miguel County was Green Party candidate Ralph Nader's best countywide performance in the country with 17.2% of the vote.
San Miguel County is situated in Colorado House of Representatives, House District 58. The Current Representative is Marc Catlin, who has represented the county since 2017.[12]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,136 | 22.07% | 3,924 | 76.24% | 87 | 1.69% |
2016 | 1,033 | 23.86% | 2,975 | 68.72% | 321 | 7.42% |
2012 | 1,154 | 27.11% | 2,992 | 70.30% | 110 | 2.58% |
2008 | 933 | 21.45% | 3,349 | 76.99% | 68 | 1.56% |
2004 | 1,079 | 26.85% | 2,876 | 71.56% | 64 | 1.59% |
2000 | 1,043 | 32.04% | 1,598 | 49.09% | 614 | 18.86% |
1996 | 773 | 28.18% | 1,535 | 55.96% | 435 | 15.86% |
1992 | 628 | 23.58% | 1,380 | 51.82% | 655 | 24.60% |
1988 | 798 | 43.39% | 961 | 52.26% | 80 | 4.35% |
1984 | 833 | 54.77% | 654 | 43.00% | 34 | 2.24% |
1980 | 774 | 42.79% | 651 | 35.99% | 384 | 21.23% |
1976 | 622 | 43.83% | 674 | 47.50% | 123 | 8.67% |
1972 | 583 | 54.95% | 426 | 40.15% | 52 | 4.90% |
1968 | 422 | 53.22% | 311 | 39.22% | 60 | 7.57% |
1964 | 332 | 34.23% | 636 | 65.57% | 2 | 0.21% |
1960 | 525 | 46.09% | 612 | 53.73% | 2 | 0.18% |
1956 | 648 | 57.86% | 469 | 41.88% | 3 | 0.27% |
1952 | 654 | 55.19% | 524 | 44.22% | 7 | 0.59% |
1948 | 451 | 41.80% | 613 | 56.81% | 15 | 1.39% |
1944 | 536 | 45.69% | 630 | 53.71% | 7 | 0.60% |
1940 | 729 | 45.94% | 851 | 53.62% | 7 | 0.44% |
1936 | 433 | 32.12% | 860 | 63.80% | 55 | 4.08% |
1932 | 383 | 29.74% | 862 | 66.93% | 43 | 3.34% |
1928 | 721 | 54.91% | 554 | 42.19% | 38 | 2.89% |
1924 | 677 | 43.62% | 567 | 36.53% | 308 | 19.85% |
1920 | 928 | 54.30% | 688 | 40.26% | 93 | 5.44% |
1916 | 578 | 29.13% | 1,325 | 66.78% | 81 | 4.08% |
1912 | 639 | 30.36% | 1,029 | 48.88% | 437 | 20.76% |
1908 | 882 | 45.30% | 927 | 47.61% | 138 | 7.09% |
1904 | 1,370 | 61.16% | 797 | 35.58% | 73 | 3.26% |
1900 | 717 | 30.39% | 1,604 | 67.99% | 38 | 1.61% |
1896 | 87 | 3.90% | 2,136 | 95.70% | 9 | 0.40% |
1892 | 272 | 23.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 889 | 76.57% |
1888 | 540 | 57.51% | 378 | 40.26% | 21 | 2.24% |
1884 | 433 | 54.19% | 365 | 45.68% | 1 | 0.13% |
Communities[]
Towns[]
- Mountain Village
- Norwood
- Ophir
- Sawpit
- Telluride
Census-designated place[]
- Placerville
Unincorporated Communities[]
- Ames
- Egnar
- Pandora
- Sams
- Slick Rock
- Tomboy (ghost town)
See also[]
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- National Register of Historic Places listings in San Miguel County, Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References[]
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Roughneck—The Life and Times of Big Bill Haywood, Peter Carlson, 1983, page 65.
- ^ The Corpse On Boomerang Road, Telluride's War On Labor 1899-1908, MaryJoy Martin, 2004, page 201.
- ^ Voynick, S.M., 1992, Colorado Gold, Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Company, ISBN 0878424555
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/co190090.txt.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanmiguelcountycolorado/PST045219.
- ^ "Marc Catlin | Colorado General Assembly". https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/marc-catlin.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/.
External links[]
- San Miguel County Government website
- Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck
- Colorado Historical Society
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