Oak Creek, Colorado

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Town of Oak Creek, Colorado
Town
Main Street in Oak Creek.
Main Street in Oak Creek.
Location in Routt County and the state of Colorado
Location in Routt County and the state of Colorado
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Country  United States
State  Colorado
County[1] Routt
Incorporated (town) December 26, 1907[2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town[1]
Area
 • Total 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Land 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[3] 7,428 ft (2,264 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 849
 • Density 2,830/sq mi (1,212.9/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[4] 80467
Area code(s) 970
FIPS code 08-55155
GNIS feature ID 0172929

Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1907[2] as a coal mining town.

Geography

Oak Creek is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (40.275049, -106.957607).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1910 222 —
1920 967 335.6%
1930 1,211 25.2%
1940 1,769 46.1%
1950 1,488 −15.9%
1960 666 −55.2%
1970 492 −26.1%
1980 929 88.8%
1990 673 −27.6%
2000 849 26.2%
2010 884 4.1%
Est. 2014 892 [6] 0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 849 people, 366 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,937.2 people per square mile (1,130.3/km²). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 1,525.7 per square mile (587.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.40% White, 2.47% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.59% of the population.

There were 366 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $42,981. Males had a median income of $30,667 versus $21,116 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,388. About 6.2% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

See also

References

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