Westcliffe, Colorado
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Westcliffe is the county seatGR6 of Custer County, Colorado, United States. At the 2000 census, the population was 417.
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[edit] Geography
Westcliffe is located at (38.132874, -105.465920)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.
Westcliffe lies in the Wet Mountain Valley, between the Wet Mountain range and the Sangre de Cristo mountain range.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 417 people, 194 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density was 141.2/km² (367.1/mi²). There were 246 housing units at an average density of 83.3/km² (216.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.44% White, 1.92% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.
There were 194 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 42.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $28,542 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,047. About 14.4% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Nonprofit Cultural Groups
- Jazz in the Sangres
- High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival
- Wet Mountain Western Days
- Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts
- KWMV Community Radio
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