Lakeside, Colorado
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The Town of Lakeside is a statutory town located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, adjacent to the City and County of Denver. The town population was 20 at the U.S. Census 2000, making Lakeside the second least populous incorporated town in the State of Colorado.GR2 The Denver Post Office (ZIP Code 80212) serves Lakeside.[1]
The town's namesake lake is Lake Rhoda, which covers 20% of its total area. A year after its incorporation on November 12, 1907, the Lakeside Amusement Park, nicknamed "White City", opened on the eastern shores. Both town and park were founded by a syndicate led by prominent Denver brewer Adolph Zang, who endeavored to build the resort just across the county line from Denver, and incorporate to move beyond the reach of questionable Denver liquor laws. Also in town on the southern shore is Lakeside Mall, built in 1956. The amusement park, shopping mall, and lake occupy almost all the tiny municipality. Residences are limited to a handful of houses on the west side of Sheridan Boulevard, across the street from Denver.
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[edit] Geography
Lakeside is located at (39.783269, -105.057725)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (20.83%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 20 people, 9 households, and 5 families residing in the town. The population density was 40.6/km² (105.7/mi²). There were 9 housing units at an average density of 18.3/km² (47.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.00% of the population.
There were 9 households out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, and 44.4% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.60.
In the town the population was spread out with 15.0% under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 233.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 240.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $9,375. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,339. There are 66.7% of families living below the poverty line and 44.4% of the population, including 100.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
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[edit] References
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service (December 14, 2006). Retrieved on December 14, 2006.
