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Welcome to the Minturn Home page. The Minturn Home page provides as much information as possible on Minturn. Knowing Minturn’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Minturn’s Home page, you will also find Minturn’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Minturn has a population of 1149. 51.2% of Minturn’s inhabitants are Male, and 48.8 are female. 48.4% of Minturn is married and 61.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $735,358, and the average rent is $1,818. Household median income in Minturn is $105,000, and the individual median income is $43,986. Minturn’s Ethnic is the following: White(92.8%), Hispanic(15.2%), Multiple(7.2%).


Minturn is located in southeastern Eagle County on the Eagle River between the resort communities of Vail and Beaver Creek. The town limits extend 2 miles (3 km) northwest along U.S. Route 24 to Interstate 70 at Exit 171, from which point it is 5 miles (8 km) east to Vail and 5 miles west to Avon at the base of Beaver Creek Resort.


Eagle, the county seat, is 25 miles (40 km) to the west, and Denver is 101 miles (163 km) to the east. US 24 leads south 30 miles (48 km) over the Continental Divide at Tennessee Pass to Leadville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.1 km2), of which 7.6 square miles (19.6 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 2.32%, is water.Minturn is surrounded on three sides by White River National Forest, with the Holy Cross Wilderness bordering the southwest side of the town.


The national forest offers hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and other recreational opportunities. Five huts operated by the Tenth Mountain Hut Association along with their associated trail systems are found in the local Eagle-Holy Cross ranger district. Camp Hale, a World War II winter training site now on the National Register of Historic Places, is situated toward the south end of the district.The Holy Cross District lies on the northern extent of the Sawatch Range and the western flank of the Gore Range.


It includes the forest areas surrounding the towns of Vail, Minturn, Red Cliff and Avon. To the north, the district takes in much of the Piney River and Sheephorn Creek drainages. The upper Eagle River provides a variety of scenic, outdoor recreation opportunities along its 20+ mile stretch from Tennessee Pass to Dowd Junction.


For river enthusiasts, fishing, rafting, kayaking and canoeing are plentiful. Floating season generally occurs from late May through July. Access to the river is available from several public access points along Highway 24.


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