The Town of Blue River is a

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located in Summit County,

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, United States. The town population was 877 at the

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. The town is located in the Blue River Valley and is a part of

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Geography

At elevation , Blue River is among the few (perhaps just four) incorporated towns or cities in the United States at elevation higher than . The town is located at (39.432532, -106.037152). At the

, the town had a total area of including of water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 685 people, 268 households, and 151 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 563 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.39%

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, 0.15%

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, 0.44% from

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, and 1.02% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.04% of the population. There were 268 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were

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living together, 1.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.82. In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.4% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 46.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $61,964, and the median income for a family was $70,714. Males had a median income of $34,844 versus $32,083 for females. The

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for the town was $28,411. About 2.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

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{{authority control Towns in Summit County, Colorado Towns in Colorado

Geography

Demographics

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