Gunnison County, Colorado

Gunnison County
County
Treasure Mountain
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°40′N 107°01′W / 38.67°N 107.01°W / 38.67; -107.01
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	March 9, 1877
Named for	John W. Gunnison
Seat	Gunnison
Largest city	Gunnison
Area
• Total	3,260 sq mi (8,400 km2)
• Land	3,239 sq mi (8,390 km2)
• Water	21 sq mi (50 km2)  0.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	16,918
• Density	5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.gunnisoncounty.org

Gunnison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,918.^[1] The county seat is Gunnison.^[2] The county was named for John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer and captain in the Army Topographical Engineers, who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.