Hinsdale County, Colorado

[2] The county is named for George A. Hinsdale,[3] a prominent pioneer and former Lieut.

The county is covered by mountains, including multiple fourteeners, and contains one of the largest roadless areas in the country.

Most of the county is divided among several different national forests and the Weminuche Wilderness area.

24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Republican presidential nominees have carried Hinsdale County since Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated Alf Landon by eight votes in 1936.

The last Democrat to carry Hinsdale County in a statewide election was John Hickenlooper in the 2010 gubernatorial contest,[12] and the only other case since at least 1980 have been Democratic senator Ben “Nighthorse” Campbell, who was later to shift to the Republican Party, in 1992, alongside popular Governor Roy Romer, who carried all but three counties statewide, in 1990.

Bonanza-Empire Chief mine and mill, on the Alpine Loop . The mill ruins were stabilized in 2000 by the Bureau of Land Management and Hinsdale County Historical Society. In 2007–2008, the mill ruins were demolished by an avalanche.
Capitol City, Colorado , a ghost town on the Alpine Loop National Scenic Back Country Byway . Capitol City once had a population of 400; its founders wanted it to become the capital of Colorado. The post office, some outbuildings, and brick kilns remain.
Map of Colorado highlighting Hinsdale County