# Teller County, Colorado

Teller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,710. The county seat is Cripple Creek, and the most populous city is Woodland Park. Teller County is included in the Colorado Springs metropolitan area.

## History

A few years after gold was discovered in Cripple Creek, political differences between area miners and mine owners, many of whom lived in Colorado Springs, resulted in the division of El Paso County. Created in 1899, Teller County was carved from the western slope of Pikes Peak, and was named after United States Senator Henry M. Teller. Within five years of its formation, Teller County became the scene of a dramatic labor struggle called the Colorado Labor Wars.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 559 square miles (1,450 km$^2$), of which 557 square miles (1,440 km$^2$) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km$^2$) (0.3%) is water.

### Adjacent counties

* Douglas County - north
* Jefferson County - north
* El Paso County - east
* Fremont County - south
* Park County - west

### Major highways

* U.S. Highway 24
* State Highway 67

### National protected areas

* Cripple Creek National Historic District
* Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
* Pike National Forest

### State protected area

* Mueller State Park

### Trails and byways

* American Discovery Trail
* Gold Belt Tour National Scenic and Historic Byway

### Historic places

* See List of National Register of Historic Places Listings in Teller County

## Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 20,555 people in 7,993 households, including 5,922 families, in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14 people/km$^2$). There were 10,362 housing units at an average density of 19 units per square mile (7.3 units/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the county was 94.92% White, 0.55% Black or African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. 3.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 7,993 households 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 19.60% of households were one person and 4.00% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94.
The age distribution was 25.90% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 29.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $50,165, and the median family income was $57,071. Males had a median income of $37,194 versus $26,934 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,412. About 3.40% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over.

## Politics

Teller County is solidly Republican. The last time the county voted for the Democratic nominee for president was in 1964, in Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide win.
United States presidential election results for Teller County, Colorado :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 10,856 | 66.45% | 5,065 | 31.00% | 417 | 2.55% |
| 2020 | 11,241 | 66.36% | 5,278 | 31.16% | 420 | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 9,745 | 67.47% | 3,603 | 24.94% | 1,096 | 7.59% |
| 2012 | 8,702 | 64.59% | 4,333 | 32.16% | 438 | 3.25% |
| 2008 | 8,146 | 63.12% | 4,513 | 34.97% | 247 | 1.91% |
| 2004 | 8,094 | 68.35% | 3,556 | 30.03% | 192 | 1.62% |
| 2000 | 6,477 | 65.78% | 2,750 | 27.93% | 620 | 6.30% |
| 1996 | 4,458 | 57.93% | 2,312 | 30.05% | 925 | 12.02% |
| 1992 | 3,050 | 44.11% | 1,873 | 27.09% | 1,991 | 28.80% |
| 1988 | 3,760 | 68.36% | 1,656 | 30.11% | 84 | 1.53% |
| 1984 | 3,460 | 75.84% | 1,043 | 22.86% | 59 | 1.29% |
| 1980 | 2,457 | 66.28% | 802 | 21.63% | 448 | 12.09% |
| 1976 | 1,410 | 55.93% | 986 | 39.11% | 125 | 4.96% |
| 1972 | 1,440 | 70.45% | 535 | 26.17% | 69 | 3.38% |
| 1968 | 722 | 52.39% | 403 | 29.25% | 253 | 18.36% |
| 1964 | 577 | 45.65% | 685 | 54.19% | 2 | 0.16% |
| 1960 | 723 | 53.60% | 622 | 46.11% | 4 | 0.30% |
| 1956 | 977 | 66.42% | 494 | 33.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 1,042 | 63.89% | 572 | 35.07% | 17 | 1.04% |
| 1948 | 748 | 48.35% | 779 | 50.36% | 20 | 1.29% |
| 1944 | 829 | 50.24% | 808 | 48.97% | 13 | 0.79% |
| 1940 | 1,268 | 37.60% | 2,084 | 61.80% | 20 | 0.59% |
| 1936 | 940 | 27.91% | 2,349 | 69.74% | 79 | 2.35% |
| 1932 | 752 | 30.21% | 1,534 | 61.63% | 203 | 8.16% |
| 1928 | 1,184 | 52.04% | 1,037 | 45.58% | 54 | 2.37% |
| 1924 | 1,283 | 48.78% | 592 | 22.51% | 755 | 28.71% |
| 1920 | 1,552 | 57.89% | 1,010 | 37.67% | 119 | 4.44% |
| 1916 | 1,693 | 31.00% | 3,515 | 64.37% | 253 | 4.63% |
| 1912 | 676 | 11.64% | 3,027 | 52.11% | 2,106 | 36.25% |
| 1908 | 3,014 | 40.45% | 4,192 | 56.26% | 245 | 3.29% |
| 1904 | 5,595 | 55.51% | 4,398 | 43.63% | 87 | 0.86% |
| 1900 | 4,738 | 32.51% | 9,659 | 66.27% | 178 | 1.22% |

## Communities
### Cities

* Cripple Creek
* Victor
* Woodland Park

### Town

* Green Mountain Falls (partly in El Paso County)

### Census-designated places

* Divide
* Florissant
* Goldfield
* Midland

### Unincorporated communities

* Crystola (Partly in El Paso county)

## Gallery

* Amazonite crystal, from Crystal Peak area near Florissant
* Mountains in Teller County
* A ranch home with an airplane in the county
* Casinos in Cripple Creek
* Dome Rock, Mueller State Park