Grover, Colorado
| Town of Grover, Colorado | |
|---|---|
| Statutory Town | |
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County Road 120 3/4, Grover's main street. | |
 Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′6″N 104°13′34″W / 40.86833°N 104.22611°WCoordinates: 40°52′6″N 104°13′34″W / 40.86833°N 104.22611°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Colorado |
| County[1] | Weld |
| Incorporated (town) | October 6, 1916[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory town[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 5,075 ft (1,547 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 137 |
| • Density | 274/sq mi (105.4/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code[4] | 80729 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-33310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0201968 |
| Highways | none |
The Town of Grover is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 137 at the United States Census, 2010.
Geography
Grover is located at 40°52′6″N 104°13′34″W / 40.86833°N 104.22611°W (40.868393, -104.226126).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 195 | — | |
| 1930 | 165 | −15.4% | |
| 1940 | 137 | −17.0% | |
| 1950 | 146 | 6.6% | |
| 1960 | 133 | −8.9% | |
| 1970 | 121 | −9.0% | |
| 1980 | 158 | 30.6% | |
| 1990 | 135 | −14.6% | |
| 2000 | 153 | 13.3% | |
| 2010 | 137 | −10.5% | |
| Est. 2014 | 145 | [6] | 5.8% |
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 153 people, 78 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was 304.7 people per square mile (118.1/km²). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 169.3 per square mile (65.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.08% White, 1.96% African American, 1.31% Native American, 0.65% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.96% of the population.
There were 78 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 57.7% were non-families. 52.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 1.3% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $17,679, and the median income for a family was $18,438. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,342. About 36.0% of families and 45.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 71.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.0% of those sixty five or over.
Allusions in literature
- Willa Cather's 1900 short story The Affair at Grover Station contains a description of Grover, as per, 'You know what Grover is, a red box of a station, section house barricaded by coal sheds and a little group of dwellings at the end of everything, with the desert running out on every side to the sky line.'[9]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Grover Station, Willa Cather, 1900
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