Eaton, Colorado

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Eaton, Colorado
settlement_type = Town
government_type = Statutory Town
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
established_title =
established_date =
established_title2 = Incorporated (town)
established_date2 = December 5, 1892cite 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]
nickname = The Garden of Eaton: Beef, Beets, and Beans
motto =
postal_code_type = ZIP codecite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = September 9 | accessyear = 2007]
postal_code = 80615


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image_caption = Barn in Eaton, Colorado


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map_caption = Location of Eaton shown within Colorado


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = USA
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = flag|Colorado|name=State of 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 = Weld County
government_footnotes =
government_type = Statutory Town
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Keith McIntyre
leader_title1 = Mayor "Pro Tem"
leader_name1 = Gary Schnell
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 5.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.9
area_land_km2 = 5.0
area_land_sq_mi = 1.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
area_water_percent = 0.0
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population_as_of = 2000
population_note =
population_total = 2,690
population_density_km2 = 540.9
population_density_sq_mi = 1403.9
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timezone = MST
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
latd = 40 |latm = 31 |lats = 46 |latNS = N
longd = 104 |longm = 42 |longs = 47 |longEW = W
elevation_m = 1475
elevation_ft = 4839
area_code = 970
website = [http://www.eatonco.org/ eatonco.org]
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 08-22860
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0204691
website = [http://www.eatonco.org/ Town of Eaton]
footnotes =

Eaton is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,690 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Benjamin Harrison Eaton, a pioneer of irrigation who played a leading role in transforming the arid prairie of the Great Plains east of Colorado's Front Range into a thriving agricultural region with water brought from the nearby Rocky Mountains in the late 1800s. Much of the farming country around Eaton, Colorado continues to depend on the irrigation systems engineered by Eaton and others to this day. Eaton later served as Governor of Colorado from 1885 to 1887.

Geography

Eaton is located at coor dms|40|31|46|N|104|42|47|W|city (40.529481, -104.713177)GR|1, on the Denver, Colorado-Cheyenne, Wyoming mainline of the Union Pacific Railroad, and along U.S. Route 85, approximately 7 miles north of Greeley, Colorado.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all land

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,690 people, 1,033 households, and 765 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,403.9 people per square mile (540.9/km²). There were 1,067 housing units at an average density of 556.9/sq mi (214.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.12% White, 0.04% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 5.76% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.64% of the population.

There were 1,033 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,314, and the median income for a family was $55,144. Males had a median income of $38,839 versus $27,292 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,816. About 3.4% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The town government of Eaton consists of the mayor, board of trustees and town manager. Current officials include:Mayor: Keith McIntyre; Mayor Pro-Tem: Gary Schnell; Trustees: Richard Loftis, Fred Walker, Verniece Thomas, Michael Brunkhardt, Jeff Payne; Town Manager: Gary Carsten; Ass't Town Manager: Don Cadwallader

ee also

*Colorado municipalities
*Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
*Front Range Urban Corridor
*Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area
*State of Colorado
*Weld County, Colorado

References

External links

* [http://www.eatonco.org/ Town of Eaton website]
** [http://www.dot.state.co.us/App_DTD_DataAccess/Downloads/CityMaps/Eaton.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Eaton]