6-526: The Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1 is a public school district in Teller County , Colorado , United States, based in Cripple Creek . Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1 has one elementary school and one junior/senior high school. Teller County, Colorado Teller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado . As of the 2020 census , the population
12-511: Is water. 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 ). There were 10,362 housing units at an average density of 19 units per square mile (7.3 units/km ). 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
18-410: 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
24-409: 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
30-494: 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 , CO Metropolitan Statistical Area . 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
36-512: 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 . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 559 square miles (1,450 km ), of which 557 square miles (1,440 km ) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km ) (0.3%)
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