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'''Summit County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 27,994.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/08117.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdateaccess-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Breckenridge, Colorado|Breckenridge]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdateaccess-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>
 
Summit County comprises the Breckenridge, CO [[Micropolitan statistical area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref name=OMB_10-02>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf|title=OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|publisher=[[United States Office of Management and Budget]]|date=December 1, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316123608/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf|archive-date=March 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>See the [[Colorado census statistical areas]].</ref>
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==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|619|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|608|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|11|sqmi}} (1.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdateaccess-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
 
The terrain of the county is mountainous with elevations ranging from {{convert|7957|ft|m}} at [[Green Mountain Reservoir]] to {{convert|14270|ft|m}} at [[Grays Peak]]. The elevation of the county seat of Breckenridge is {{convert|9602|ft|m}}, making it one the highest cities in the state of Colorado and the United States.<ref>"Elevation distribution for all U.S. cities," http://www.city-data.com/top13.html, accessed 2 Aug 2017</ref> Much of the county has an [[Alpine climate|Alpine]] (ET in the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen Classification]]) characterized by [[tundra]] vegetation. Breckenridge and other similar elevations in the county have a [[Subarctic climate]] (Dfc) characterized by cool summers and abundant snowfall in winter.
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdateaccess-date=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 23,548 people, 9,120 households, and 4,769 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 39 people per square mile (15/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 24,201 housing units at an average density of 40 per square&nbsp;mile (15/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 91.84% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.68% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.48% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.87% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.10% from two or more races. 9.79% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
 
There were 9,120 households, out of which 24.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.70% were non-families. 21.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.86.
 
In the county, the population was spread out, with 17.40% under the age of 18, 15.70% from 18 to 24, 44.30% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 3.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. As of 2014, the life expectancy in Summit County was 86.83 years, the longest average life expectancy of any county in the United States.<ref name="IHME">{{cite web|url=https://vizhub.healthdata.org/subnational/usa|publisher=[[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation]]|author=University of Washington|accessdateaccess-date=2017-05-08|title=US Health Map}}</ref> For every 100 females there were 139.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 144.90 males.
 
The median income for a household in the county was $56,587, and the median income for a family was $66,914 (these figures had risen to $65,281 and $80,441 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $33,741 versus $27,017 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $28,676. About 3.10% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.30% of those under age 18 and 3.40% of those age 65 or over.
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[[Image:Reservoir in the Rocky Mountains.jpg|thumb|upright|Snowmelt runoff fills [[Lake Dillon]] in Summit County]]
 
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