Gypsum, Colorado
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Eagle-Gypsum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81637. It stands on Gypsum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gypsum quadrangle. 8,040 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,312 feet above sea level.
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On record in Gypsum
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
First Evangelical Lutheran Churchlisted 1993
Population over time
2 figuresGypsum grew from 6,477 to 8,040 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,477 | |
| 2020 | 8,040 | +1,563 (+24%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Gypsum quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Vail quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
300 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 300 fires within 5 miles of Gypsum between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,796 acres in total. 151 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 151 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | ROAD GULCH |
| 7 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | MCHATTEN |
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | DRY LAKE |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | 4.6 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SPRING CREEK 2 |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SPRING CREEK 3 |
| 5 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | TENDERFOOT |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GYPSUM |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | MCHATTEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Gypsum: 12 occurrences, 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold, Silver | Producer | Placer | |
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Anthracite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Producer | Placer | |
| Vesuvius, Lava | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Dotsero Crater | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | Scoria | |
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | Scoria | |
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | Scoria | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | Scoria |
Storms near this place
15 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gypsum in 15 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Gypsum | $350,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Gypsum | $5,000 | Flash flooding occurred along a 5 mile stretch along and near Gypsum Creek Road, with flood waters up to 8 feet deep across one side road. Roads were washed out in places. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | A peak wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Eagle County Regional Airport. A tree was knocked down in Gypsum around the same time that these thunderstorm wind gusts occurred. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | A peak wind gust of 60 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Eagle County Regional Airport. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Eagle County Regional Airport. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | The automated weather station at the Eagle County Regional Airport measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved across the area. The severe winds resulted in 645 power outages across Eagle County. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | The automated weather station at the Eagle County Regional Airport measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph from a strong thunderstorm. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | Thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph reported in the town of Gypsum. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | Severe outflow winds were reported at the Eagle County Airport as winds gusted up to 69 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | Thunderstorm outflow winds of up to 60 mph were reported along with pea sized hail accumulating several inches deep. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Gypsum | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Heavy Rain | Gypsum | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Gypsum | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dotsero | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Eagle | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wolcott | 15.0 miles | 14 | |
| Derby Junction | 15.5 miles | 12 | |
| Burns | 16.0 miles | 12 | |
| Carterville | 16.2 miles | 14 | |
| Dell | 17.2 miles | 10 | |
| Fulford | 18.1 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Gypsum | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1003831 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 175853. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






