Colorado City, Texas
Colorado City, Texas City Colorado City Opera House, advertising Jay Boy Adams in concert; Adams was raised in Colorado City, where his father was the Chevrolet dealer.
Colorado City Opera House, advertising Jay Boy Adams in concert; Adams was raised in Colorado City, where his father was the Chevrolet dealer.
Location of Colorado City, Texas Location of Colorado City, Texas Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Colorado City is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Mitchell County, Texas, United States. The populace was 4,146 at the 2010 census.
Colorado City is positioned at 32 23 46 N 100 51 44 W (32.396163, -100.862137). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.3 square miles (14 km2), all of it land.
Colorado City is situated along the Colorado River to the west and Lone Wolf Creek to the east.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Colorado City has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. Climate data for Colorado City 1981-2010, extremes 1898-2009 Average rain days ( 0.01 in) 3 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 5 5 3 3 51 Source: WRCC for Colorado City As of the census of 2000, 4,281 citizens , 1,646 homeholds, and 1,124 families resided in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 76.71% White, 5.09% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 14.62% from other competitions, and 2.59% from two or more competitions.
Of the 1,646 homeholds, 34.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 31.7% were not families.
The average homehold size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city, the populace was distributed as 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 income for a homehold in the town/city was $22,842, and for a family was $27,363.
The per capita income for the town/city was $15,591.
About 18.7% of families and 20.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over.
Colorado City is served by the Colorado Independent School District.
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 rented their residence from the Mahons. Numerous experienced rodeo competitors from the town/city include Clint Singleton, Joseph Gernentz, Matthew Neff, Hayden Redwine, Justin Northcutt, Bradley Bynum, Terra Bynum and Rickey Courtney, and Brent Terry.
Colorado City welcome sign Downtown Colorado City US postal service 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 positioned adjoining to the United Methodist Church.
Colorado, Texas was the name of the postal service in Colorado City from 1881 until 1939. United States Enumeration Bureau.
Climate Summary for Colorado City, Texas "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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Municipalities and communities of Mitchell County, Texas, United States County seats of Texas
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