Pitkin County (Pitkin County)
Pitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,358. The county seat and largest city is Aspen. The county is named for Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin. Pitkin County has the seventh-highest per capita income of any U.S. county. Measured by mean income of the top 5% of earners, it is the wealthiest U.S. county.
Pitkin County is included in the Glenwood Springs Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Edwards-Glenwood Springs Combined Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 973 sqmi, of which 971 sqmi is land and 2.5 sqmi (0.3%) is water. The county's highest point is Castle Peak, a fourteener with a height of 14265 ft. It is 20 mi south of Aspen on the Gunnison County border.
Pitkin County is included in the Glenwood Springs Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Edwards-Glenwood Springs Combined Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 973 sqmi, of which 971 sqmi is land and 2.5 sqmi (0.3%) is water. The county's highest point is Castle Peak, a fourteener with a height of 14265 ft. It is 20 mi south of Aspen on the Gunnison County border.
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