Kremmling, Colorado
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Kremmling is a town in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,578 at the 2000 census. The town sits along the upper Colorado River in the lower arid section of Middle Park between Byers Canyon and Gore Canyon. The town is located approximately at the mouth of the both the Blue River and Muddy Creek, which descend respectively from the south and north, providing valley access to Dillon and Steamboat Springs. The town was founded in the 1881 during the Colorado Silver Boom days, but the lack of mineral resources in the nearby mountains made the town grow very slowly in the early days.
The area started as a general store run by a man the name of Rudolph "Kare" Kremmling. He had his store on the north side of Muddy Creek. In 1881 two brothers, Aaron and John Kinsey, made part of their ranch into a town and called it Kinsey City. Kare moved his store across the river to the new site and soon people were calling this place Kremmling. The original post office was called Kinsey City and ran from 1881 to 1885 with Kare Kremmling the first Post Master. The name Kremmling was not officially recognized until 1895. After the Moffat railroad, the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific, arrived in 1906, Kremmling became the county's central shipping point. It was incorporated May 14, 1904. In the 20th Century, ranching became the main industry in the valley in the vicinity of the town.
[edit] Geography
Kremmling is located at (40.057240, -106.385896)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
CORRECTION: The town is located approximately at the mouth of the both the Blue River [which descends from the south] and Muddy Creek [which descends from the north], providing valley access to Dillon and [to Rabbit Ears Pass at the Continental Divide, which then descends into] Steamboat Springs.
Kremmling is also where the Blue River and Muddy Creek join the headwaters of the Colorado River (coming in from the East), then passing West through Gore Canyon. This confluence is the primary reason Kremmling was founded.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,578 people, 595 households, and 423 families residing in the town. The population density was 458.1/km² (1,185.9/mi²). There were 646 housing units at an average density of 187.5/km² (485.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.90% White, 0.06% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 4.12% from other races, and 2.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.56% of the population.
There were 595 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,605, and the median income for a family was $51,023. Males had a median income of $38,333 versus $25,385 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,687. About 8.2% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
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