San Miguel County, Colorado
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Congressional district | 3rd |
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San Miguel County is a county located in the
History
San Miguel County was given the
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
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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
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% | |
2020 | 8,072 | 9.7% | |
2023 (est.) | 7,868 | [7] | −2.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[12] |
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.[13]
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
Census-designated place
Unincorporated Communities
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
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "San Miguel County, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 0878424555
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Marc Catlin | Colorado General Assembly". leg.colorado.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.