Mead, Colorado

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Mead is a town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,017 at the 2000 census.

1 Trivia
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Trivia

Scenes from the movie Die Hard 2 starring Bruce Willis were filmed at the Highland Lake Church in Mead. Other films and television shows have reportedly been filmed here as well.

[edit] Geography

Mead is located at 40°13′29″N, 104°59′19″W (40.224781, -104.988573)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.4 km² (4.4 mi²). 11.2 km² (4.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.71%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,017 people, 641 households, and 573 families residing in the town. The population density was 180.7/km² (468.2/mi²). There were 663 housing units at an average density of 59.4/km² (153.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.69% White, 0.15% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 1.83% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population.

There were 641 households out of which 52.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.2% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.5% were non-families. 7.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $79,298, and the median income for a family was $81,433. Males had a median income of $55,455 versus $32,596 for females. The per capita income for the town was $31,483. About 0.7% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.