Haswell, Colorado

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subdivision_name2 = Kiowa 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 = 2007-11-30]
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established_title = Platted
established_date = 1908cite web | url = http://www.kcedf.org/Kiowa%20Cnty%20Fact%20Book.doc | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061023130311/http://www.kcedf.org/Kiowa+Cnty+Fact+Book.doc | archivedate = 2006-10-23 | title = KIOWA COUNTY: THE HIGH PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO | format = MS Word | accessdate = 2007-09-30]
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = September 2, 1920cite 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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timezone = MST
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latd = 38 |latm = 27 |lats = 6 |latNS = N
longd = 103 |longm = 9 |longs = 47 |longEW = W
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 1385
elevation_ft = 4544
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 81045cite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = September 30 | accessyear = 2007]
area_code = 719
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blank_info = 08-34740
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website = [http://www.kcedfonline.org/haswell.htm Town of Haswell]
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Ninth least populous Colorado municipality

The Town of Haswell is a Statutory Town located in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 84 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Haswell is located at coor dms|38|27|6|N|103|9|47|W|city (38.451774, -103.163116)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 84 people, 31 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density was 99.8 people per square mile (38.6/km²). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 48.7/sq mi (18.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.48% White, 2.38% African American, 5.95% Native American, and 1.19% from two or more races.

There were 31 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 127.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,938, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $9,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,638. There were 25.0% of families and 27.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 34.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Notable facilities

Haswell is believed to have the United States' smallest jail.fact|date=December 2007

ee also

*Colorado municipalities

References

External links

* [http://www.kcedfonline.org/haswell.htm Town of Haswell]
** [http://www.dot.state.co.us/App_DTD_DataAccess/Downloads/CityMaps/Haswell.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Haswell]
* [http://www.eadseagles.com/eikenberghaswell.htm Excellent illustrated historical description] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20050727082600/http://www.eadseagles.com/eikenberghaswell.htm archive.org]