Limon, Colorado

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official_name = Town of Limon, Colorado
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nickname = Hub City of Eastern Colorado
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subdivision_type = Country
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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]
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government_type = Statutory Town
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Del Beattie
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leader_name1 = Joe Kiely
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established_title2 = Incorporated (town)
established_date2 = November 18, 1909cite 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 = Mountain (MST)
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latd = 39 |latm = 15 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 103 |longm = 41 |longs = 24 |longEW = W
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elevation_m = 1639
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postal_code_type = ZIP codescite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = November 14 | accessyear = 2007]
postal_code = 80826, 80828
area_code = 719
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blank_info = 08-44980
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website = [http://www.townoflimon.com/ Town of Limon]
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Limon is a Statutory Town that is the most populous town in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,071 at the 2000 census. Limon has been called the "Hub City" of Eastern Colorado because Interstate 70, U.S. Highways 24, 40, and 287, and State Highways 71 and 86 all pass through the town. [cite web | url = http://www.townoflimon.com/ | title = Town of Limon, Colorado - Home | format = HTML | publisher = Town of Limon | accessdate = 2007-11-14] The Limon Correctional Facility is part of the Colorado Department of Corrections system and is a major employer in the area with employment of roughly 350. The local Limon High School Football team is highly regarded and respected throughout the area, providing a sense of local pride with their dominance of 1A Football. Under the leadership of Coach Lloyd Gaskill the Limon Badgers won 10 state championships compiling a record of 236-52-8 under his tenure. In 1969 the local Football field was renamed as "Lloyd E. Gaskill Field," in his honor. In 1992 Lloyd was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame.

Limon is listed as the official AASHTO control city for signs on Interstate 70 between Denver and Hays, Kansas, although westbound signs in both Colorado and Kansas often omit Limon and list the larger city of Denver.

Limon is the western terminous of the Kyle Railroad and it is here the shortline interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad.

Geography

Limon is located at coor dms|39|15|51|N|103|41|24|W|city (39.264256, -103.689925).GR|1 with an elevation of 5365 feet or 1635 meters. Big Sandy Creek runs along the south side of the town and is part of the Arkansas River drainage system.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,071 people, 823 households, and 517 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,118.0 people per square mile (432.2/km²). There were 934 housing units at an average density of 504.2/sq mi (194.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.00% White, 0.29% African American, and 1.01% Native American.

There were 823 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,565, and the median income for a family was $42,850. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $23,705 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,256. About 6.2% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

1990 Tornado

On June 6, 1990 an F3 touched down west of Limon near Matheson (about 16 miles away) and it tore through the fields and devastated the city injuring 14 people. Governor Roy Romer declared Limon a disaster area. [ [http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/cotorn.htm#L Colorado Tornadoes ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.townoflimon.com/ Town of Limon website]
** [http://www.dot.state.co.us/App_DTD_DataAccess/Downloads/CityMaps/Limon.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Limon]