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Coordinates: 39°38′40″N 106°56′25″W / 39.64444, -106.94028
Town of Gypsum, Colorado
Location in Eagle County and the state of Colorado
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County^[1]	Eagle
Incorporated (town)	November 25, 1911^[2]
Government
- Type	Home Rule Municipality^[1]
- Mayor	Steve Carver^[3]
Area
- Total	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
- Land	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation ^[4]	6,312 ft (1,924 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,654
- Density	987.6/sq mi (384.6/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code^[5]	81637
Area code(s)	970
FIPS code	08-33695
GNIS feature ID	0175853
Website: Town of Gypsum

Gypsum, Colorado from the hills north of town.

This article is about the town in Colorado. For the mineral, or other towns of the same name, see Gypsum (disambiguation).

The Town of Gypsum is a Home Rule Municipality located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,654 at the 2000 census. Gypsum is the location of the Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), a popular regional airport used in the winter to transport skiers to nearby Vail. Gypsum is the home of an American Gypsum drywall plant and mine.

Geography

Gypsum is on I-70 in western Eagle County.

Gypsum is located at 39°38′40″N, 106°56′25″W (39.644499, -106.940232)^[6].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 3,654 people, 1,150 households, and 917 families residing in the town. The population density was 992.8 people per square mile (383.4/km²). There were 1,210 housing units at an average density of 328.8/sq mi (127.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.28% White, 0.16% African American, 1.31% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 15.00% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.31% of the population.

There were 1,150 households out of which 51.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.47.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 2.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $59,671, and the median income for a family was $62,384. Males had a median income of $40,139 versus $29,764 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,790. About 4.4% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

American Gypsum

The current mine from the haul road, looking east.

The largest industry in the town is American Gypsum (formerly CENTEX and before that, Eagle Gypsum Limited)'s drywall plant. The facility produces a variety of wallboard products, which is shipped by both rail and truck.
The company also operates an open pit gypsum mine in the hills north of town. The mine currently in operation is the second to have been located in the area. Its grade is quickly dropping, and the company intends to close and reclaim it soon. A new mine, roughly a mile away, has been permitted, and is currently in the development stage. Unlike most surface mines, which utilize drill and blast methods to recover material, the Eagle mine uses machines similar to pavement mills (Wirtgen 2200 SM Surface Miners) to cut six inch deep swaths through the relatively soft rock. Front-end loaders then sort the material by color (white is gypsum, brown is waste) and load it into trucks to be hauled either to the plant or to waste piles (although recently, some of the waste has been used to construct the haul-road to the new mine.)

References

^ ^a ^b Active Colorado Municipalities (HTML). State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
^ Colorado Municipal Incorporations (HTML). State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives (2004-12-01). Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
^ Town Council (HTML). Town of Gypsum, CO. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ ZIP Code Lookup (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.
^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

Town of Gypsum website
- CDOT map of the Town of Gypsum

Gypsum, Colorado is at coordinates 39°38′40″N 106°56′25″W / 39.644499, -106.940232 (Gypsum, Colorado)Coordinates: 39°38′40″N 106°56′25″W / 39.644499, -106.940232 (Gypsum, Colorado)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Eagle County, Colorado

County seat: Eagle

Towns	Avon \| Basalt \| Eagle \| Gypsum \| Minturn \| Red Cliff \| Vail

CDPs	Eagle-Vail \| Edwards \| El Jebel

Unincorporated communities	Beaver Creek \| Bond \| Burns \| Cordillera \| Gilman \| McCoy \| Wolcott