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Summary for Dorchester

So far, we found very little information about Dorchester. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dorchester to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Dorchester - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Dorchester, please Contact Us.

About Dorchester (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Dorchester is historic.

Time Zone: The area where Dorchester was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 970

About Gunnison County

The community of Gunnison is the County Seat for Gunnison County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our )

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	17,462 (14.2% increase since 2010)
2010	15,291 (9.57% increase since 2000)
2000:	13,956

Total Area:<3> 3,259 sq. miles [8,442.4 km²]

Housing Units: <4> 11,412

Official Website: https://www.gunnisoncounty.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gunnison

GNIS ID: 198141

FIPS State / County Code: 08 / 051

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dorchester)

About Colorado

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,758,486 (14.5% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,029,196 (16.92% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,301,261

Websites for State of Colorado

Official Website: https://www.colorado.gov/

Tourism: https://www.colorado.com/

Parks: https://cpw.state.co.us/

Fishing: https://cpw.state.co.us/fishing

Hunting: https://cpw.state.co.us/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Colorado

GNIS ID: 1779779

FIPS State: 08

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dorchester)

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dorchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Dorchester. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).