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Welcome to Gunnison ...The city of Gunnison is located in Gunnison County<1> and is the County Seat for Gunnison County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Gunnison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876. The city was incorporated March 1, 1880. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Gunnison has a population of 6,768 people<2> (see below for details). Gunnison is 7,700 feet [2,347 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gunnison is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Gunnison lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Gunnison lies within the (970) area code. The ZIP codes for Gunnison: 81230-81231, 81247<4> Websites for Gunnison ...Official Website: www.ci.gunnison.co.us/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gunnison had an population of 6,768 people. This is an increase of 15.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.12% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Gunnison had a population of 5,854 people (which is 38.2% of the total population of Gunnison County). This makes Gunnison the county's most populous community. The population of Gunnison represents 0.12% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,854 people, the population of Gunnison increased 8.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,409 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Gunnison. Communities Also Named Gunnison ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gunnison - they are located in Mississippi and Utah. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gunnison. Communities near Gunnison ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gunnison.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gunnison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gunnison. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gunnison. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gunnison. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gunnison. Our list includes 40 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gunnison. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gunnison ...Looking for more information about Gunnison? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Gunnison, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gunnison. Adding Gunnison to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gunnison in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gunnison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Gunnison in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gunnison. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Gunnison: www.ci.gunnison.co.us/ The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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