Yampa, Colorado

Town of Yampa, Colorado
Town
Entering Yampa on State Highway 131 Entering Yampa on State Highway 131
Location in Routt County and the state of Colorado Location in Routt County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Routt County
Incorporated	February 25, 1907
Government
• Type	Statutory Town
Area
• Total	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
• Land	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	7,881 ft (2,402 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	443
• Density	2,215/sq mi (738.3/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	80483 (PO Box)
Area code(s)	970
FIPS code	08-86475
GNIS feature ID	0173064

Yampa is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Yampa is located at (40.153250, -106.908437).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

City Name

Yampa is the Northern Ute name for the Perideridia root, which was an important food source.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	332		—
1920	200		−39.8%
1930	310		55.0%
1940	426		37.4%
1950	421		−1.2%
1960	312		−25.9%
1970	286		−8.3%
1980	472		65.0%
1990	317		−32.8%
2000	443		39.7%
2010	429		−3.2%
Est. 2014	436		1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 443 people, 187 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,916.7 people per square mile (743.7/km²). There were 211 housing units at an average density of 912.9 per square mile (354.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.39% White, 0.23% African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.51% of the population.

There were 187 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 118.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $37,000 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,141. About 5.7% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado municipalities
  • Colorado counties
    • Routt County, Colorado
• Yampa River

External links

• Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway
• Town of Yampa contacts
  • CDOT map of the Town of Yampa