Gilpin County, Colorado
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Gilpin County, Colorado is a small, mountainous county in central Colorado known for its historic gold mining towns and legalized casino gambling in places like Black Hawk and Central City.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gilpin County | 1 |
| Gilpin County mining region | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county
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county in Colorado ⓘ |
| areaLand | approximately 150 square miles ⓘ |
| areaTotal | approximately 150 square miles ⓘ |
| areaWater | less than 1 square mile ⓘ |
| borders |
Boulder County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
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Clear Creek County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental mountain climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Apex, Colorado
NERFINISHED
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Black Hawk, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Central City, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevadaville, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Rollinsville, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Gulch, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Golden Gate Canyon State Park (part)
NERFINISHED
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Roosevelt National Forest (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| currentMajorIndustry | gaming and tourism ⓘ |
| economySector |
gaming
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outdoor recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 08047 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 01934326 ⓘ |
| hasCountyCode | CO047 ⓘ |
| hasCountySeatFunction | Central City, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegal | limited-stakes casino gambling ⓘ |
| historicIndustry | hard-rock gold mining ⓘ |
| inception | 1861 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
casino gambling
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historic gold mining ⓘ |
| largestCity | Central City, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Front Range of the Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Gilpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.gilpincounty.org/ ⓘ |
| partOf | Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Central Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRankInColorado | one of the least populous counties in Colorado ⓘ |
| regionType | mountain county ⓘ |
| seat | Central City, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationRoute |
Colorado State Highway 119
NERFINISHED
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Colorado State Highway 46 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Central City, Colorado
this entity surface form:
Gilpin County mining region
this entity surface form:
Gilpin County