Dillon, Colorado

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Snowmelt runoff fills a reservoir in the Rocky Mountains near Dillon, Colorado.
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Snowmelt runoff fills a reservoir in the Rocky Mountains near Dillon, Colorado.

Dillon is a town in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The population was 802 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Dillon is located at 39°37′40″N, 106°2′39″W (39.627659, -106.044199)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (35.71%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 802 people, 369 households, and 195 families residing in the town. The population density was 202.4/km² (523.0/mi²). There were 1,280 housing units at an average density of 323.0/km² (834.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.64% White, 0.87% African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 1.87% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.35% of the population.

There were 369 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.9% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.62.

Location of Dillon, Colorado

In the town the population was spread out with 15.5% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 123.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,821, and the median income for a family was $59,107. Males had a median income of $36,304 versus $26,042 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,727. About 4.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

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