City of Gunnison, Colorado
Location in Gunnison County and the State of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°32′45″N 106°55′31″W / 38.54583, -106.92528
Country	USA
State	Colorado
County	Gunnison County Seat[1]
Incorporated	March 1, 1880[2]
Named for	John W. Gunnison
Government
- Type	Home Rule Municipality[1]
- Mayor	Stu Ferguson
- City Manager	Ken Coleman
Area
- Total	3. Gunnison County is the fifth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. See also Geography of Colorado State of Colorado|History of Colorado This is a list of the 64 counties of the U Gunnison County is the fifth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Williams Gunnison ( November 11, 1812 &ndash October 26, 1853) was an American military officer and Explorer. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 2 sq mi (8. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²)
- Land	3. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi (8. 3 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation [3]	7,703 ft (2,348 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,409
- Density	1,690. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi (651. 7/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes[4]	81230-81231 & 81247
Area code(s)	970
FIPS code	08-33640
GNIS feature ID	0188995
Website: City of Gunnison

The historic City of Gunnison is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ImageArea_codes_COsvg|right|thumbs|Map of Colorado area codes in blue (with border states poly 67 8 381 26 380 108 356 107 352 131 343 130 340 107 326 102 320 104 301 104 Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Gunnison County is the fifth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[5] As of the U.S. Census 2000, the city had a total population of 5,409. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853. John Williams Gunnison ( November 11, 1812 &ndash October 26, 1853) was an American military officer and Explorer. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Gunnison is the home of Western State College. History The college was originally founded as Colorado State Normal School by a bill signed on April 16, 1901 by Governor James B The Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport serves the valley and nearby Crested Butte, Colorado with both commercial airline and general aviation flights. Crested Butte is a Home Rule Municipality in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation.

Gunnison is located at the bottom of several valleys. In Geology, a valley (also called a vale, dale, glen or strath and near or in Appalachia, a draw) is Due to its location in the Rocky Mountains, cold air in all the valleys settles into Gunnison at night, making it one of the coldest places in winter in the United States. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. The average January low is -7°F , and the average July high is 81°F . The record low is -47°F set on December 25, 1924. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The record high is 98°F, set on August 15, 1931. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 In the media 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

History

After the killing of Curley Bill, the Earps left Arizona and headed to Colorado. In a stop over in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Wyatt and Holliday had a falling out but remained on fairly good terms. The group split up after that with Holliday heading to Pueblo and then Denver. The Earps and Texas Jack set up camp on the outskirts of Gunnison, Colorado, where they remained quiet at first, rarely going into town for supplies. Eventually, Wyatt took over a faro game at a local saloon.

Slowly all of the Earp assets in Tombstone were sold to pay for taxes, and the stake the family had amassed eroded. Wyatt and Warren joined Virgil in San Francisco in late 1882. While there, Wyatt rekindled a romance with Josie Marcus, Behan's one-time fiancée. His common-law wife, Mattie waited for him in Colton but eventually realized Wyatt was not coming back (Wyatt had left Mattie the house when he left Tombstone). Earp left San Francisco with Josie in 1883 and she became his companion for the next forty-six years (no marriage certificate has been found). Earp and Marcus returned to Gunnison where they settled down, where that state’s governor refused to extradite Wyatt back to Arizona on the grounds that he could not get a fair trial, and Earp continued to run a faro bank.

Gunnison isolated themselves from the surrounding area during the Spanish Influenza epidemic for two months at the end of 1918. The 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish flu) was an Influenza Pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world All highways were barricaded near the county lines. Train conductors warned all passengers that if they stepped outside of the train in Gunnison, the would be arrested and quarantined for five days. As a result of the isolation, no one died of influenza in Gunnison during the epidemic.

Geography

Gunnison is located at 38°32'45" North, 106°55'54" West (38. 545838, -106. 931562)^[6] and altitude 7703 feet (2338 metres). Altitude is the Elevation of a point or object from a known level or datum (plural data A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International ^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 square miles (8. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of All of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 5,409 people, 2,083 households, and 904 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,684. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 people per square mile (650. 6/km²). There were 2,276 housing units at an average density of 708. 9/sq mi (273. 8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93. 49% White, 0. 78% African American, 0. 78% Native American, 0. 55% Asian, 0. 06% Pacific Islander, 1. 79% from other races, and 2. 55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6. 91% of the population.

There were 2,083 households out of which 21. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32. 3% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56. 6% were non-families. 32. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 17 and the average family size was 2. 83.

In the city the population was spread out with 15. 1% under the age of 18, 39. 0% from 18 to 24, 24. 9% from 25 to 44, 13. 6% from 45 to 64, and 7. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 120. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,768, and the median income for a family was $41,761. Males had a median income of $27,016 versus $21,194 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,196. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 10. 1% of families and 24. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 6. 6% of those age 65 or over.

In the media

Gunnison is the setting of the science fiction film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, although the film was actually shot in the towns of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, British Columbia. Aliens vs Predator Requiem (also known as AVPR) is the 2007 Science fiction film sequel to 2004 's Alien vs Port Moody British Columbia is a small crescent-shaped city in Metro Vancouver, located at the east end of Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, Canada British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C ^[9][10]

See also

• Curecanti National Recreation Area
• Gunnison County, Colorado
• Old Spanish National Historic Trail
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado municipalities

References

External links

• City of Gunnison website
  • CDOT map of the City of Gunnison
• Gunnison County website
• Gunnison Tourism Office (official tourism website)
• Western State College of Colorado (official website)

• Gunnison, Colorado is at coordinates 38°32′45″N 106°55′54″W / 38.545838, -106.931562 (Gunnison, Colorado)Coordinates: 38°32′45″N 106°55′54″W / 38.545838, -106.931562 (Gunnison, Colorado)

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