Platteville, Colorado
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Platteville is a town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,370 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Platteville is located at (40.214468, -104.824070)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,370 people, 786 households, and 594 families residing in the town. The population density was 618.3/km² (1,606.5/mi²). There were 819 housing units at an average density of 213.7/km² (555.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.84% White, 0.55% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 22.24% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.19% of the population.
There were 786 households out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the town the population was spread out with 32.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,472, and the median income for a family was $47,574. Males had a median income of $34,048 versus $25,430 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,802. About 6.9% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
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