- Silt, Colorado
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official_name = Town of Silt, Colorado
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map_caption = Location in Garfield County and the state ofColorado
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = USA
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subdivision_name1 = flag|Colorado
subdivision_type2 = Countycite web | url = http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html | title = Active Colorado Municipalities | format =HTML | publisher = State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs | accessdate = 2007-09-01]
subdivision_name2 = Garfield County
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government_type = Statutory Town
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established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = May, 1915cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | format =HTML | publisher = State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date =2004-12-01 | accessdate = 2007-09-02]
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area_total_km2 = 7.3
area_land_km2 = 7.3
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area_total_sq_mi = 2.8
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1740
population_density_km2 = 238.4
population_density_sq_mi = 621.4
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timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
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latd = 39 |latm = 32 |lats = 47 |latNS = N
longd = 107 |longm = 39 |longs = 7 |longEW = W
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 1663
elevation_ft = 5456
postal_code_type =ZIP code cite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format =JavaScript /HTML | publisher =United States Postal Service | accessdate = 2008-01-02]
postal_code = 81652
area_code = 970
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 08-70195
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blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0204657 0204657]
website = [http://www.townofsilt.org/ Town of Silt]
footnotes =The Town of Silt is a Statutory Town in Garfield County,
Colorado ,United States . The population was 1,740 at the 2000 census.Geography
Silt is located at coor dms|39|32|47|N|107|39|7|W|city (39.546316, -107.652072)GR|1, about 185 miles west of
Denver .According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.8square mile s (7.3km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,740 people, 648 households, and 452 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 616.6 people per square mile (238.2/km²). There were 668 housing units at an average density of 236.7/sq mi (91.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.60% White, 0.17% African American, 1.32% Native American, 7.41% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.20% of the population.There were 648 households out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 23.9% 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 2.69 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 37.6% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $44,632, and the median income for a family was $51,736. Males had a median income of $37,566 versus $25,417 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,723. About 5.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.townofsilt.org/ Town of Silt website]
** [http://www.dot.state.co.us/App_DTD_DataAccess/Downloads/CityMaps/Silt.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Silt]
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