Gilpin County, Colorado, United States

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Gilpin County, Colorado, United States is a small mountainous county in central Colorado known for its historic mining towns and legalized casino gambling, particularly in Black Hawk and Central City.

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instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Boulder County, Colorado
linked to: Boulder County

City and County of Broomfield, Colorado
Clear Creek County, Colorado
Grand County, Colorado
Jefferson County, Colorado
containsProtectedArea Arapaho National Forest (part)
Golden Gate Canyon State Park (part)
Roosevelt National Forest (part)
containsSettlement Black Hawk, Colorado
Central City, Colorado
Rollinsville, Colorado
country United States of America
hasArea approximately 150 square miles
hasAreaRankInColorado second smallest by area
hasCountySeat Central City, Colorado
hasEconomicSector gaming industry
tourism
hasElevationCharacteristic predominantly high‑elevation, mountainous terrain
hasFIPSCode 08047
hasGNISID 01934326
hasGovernmentType county government
hasHistoricIndustry hard‑rock mining
hasHistoricSite Black Hawk Historic District
Central City Historic District
hasLegislativeBody Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County
hasLicensePlateCode GI
hasMajorHighway Colorado State Highway 119
Colorado State Highway 46
Colorado State Highway 72
hasPopulationCharacteristic one of the least populous counties in Colorado
hasPrimaryJudicialDistrict Colorado First Judicial District
hasPrimaryLawEnforcementAgency Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office
hasPrimarySchoolDistrict Gilpin County School District RE‑1
hasPrimaryTimeZone UTC−07:00
hasRegionType mountain county
hasState Colorado
knownFor Black Hawk casino district
Central City casino district
historic gold mining
legalized casino gambling
locatedIn Colorado
Rocky Mountains
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
namedAfter William Gilpin
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Front Range Urban Corridor

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Boulder County, Colorado, United States borders Gilpin County, Colorado, United States