Colorado City, Texas

Colorado City, Texas
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Colorado City Opera House, advertising Jay Boy Adams in concert; Adams was reared in Colorado City, where his father was the Chevrolet dealer.
Location of Colorado City, Texas
Coordinates: 32°23′46″N 100°51′44″W / 32.39611°N 100.86222°W / 32.39611; -100.86222Coordinates: 32°23′46″N 100°51′44″W / 32.39611°N 100.86222°W / 32.39611; -100.86222
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Mitchell
Area
– Total	5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2)
– Land	5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	2,067 ft (630 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	4,281
– Density	809.2/sq mi (312.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	79512
Area code(s)	325
FIPS code	48-16120[1]
GNIS feature ID	1333141[2]

Colorado City welcome sign

Downtown Colorado City

U.S. Post Office in Colorado City

City Hall in Colorado City

Kiwanis Park in Colorado City

Mitchell County Courthouse in Colorado City

First United Methodist Church in Colorado City

First Baptist Church in Colorado City is located adjacent to the United Methodist Church.

Colorado City is a city in and the county seat of Mitchell County, Texas, United States.^[3] The population was 4,281 at the 2000 census.

Former U.S. Representative George Mahon of Lubbock was reared in Mitchell County and is honored with a statue in front of the courthouse. The Texas radio pioneer Clint Formby and his wife Margaret Clark Formby, founder of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, lived for a time early in their marriage in Colorado City and actually rented their residence from the Mahons.^[4]

Geography

Colorado City is located at 32°23′46″N 100°51′44″W / 32.39611°N 100.86222°W / 32.39611; -100.86222 (32.396163, -100.862137)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 4,281 people, 1,646 households, and 1,124 families residing in the city. The population density was 809.2 people per square mile (312.5/km²). There were 2,076 housing units at an average density of 392.4 per square mile (151.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.71% White, 5.09% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 14.62% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.25% of the population.

There were 1,646 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,842, and the median income for a family was $27,363. Males had a median income of $22,272 versus $20,037 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,591. About 18.7% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Colorado City is served by the Colorado Independent School District.

Gallery

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  Colorado, Texas was the name of the post office in Colorado City from 1881 until 1939.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
4. ^ "Clint Formby obituary". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. http://lubbockonline.com/obituaries/2010-08-03/clint-formby?v=1280799061. Retrieved August 4, 2010. 
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
6. ^ PostalHistory.Com