The Town of Crook is a

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, United States. The town population was 133 at the

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. Crook is a part of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Toponymy

The town was named for General George Crook, officer during the

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and the

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. Crook has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

Geography

Crook is located at (40.858586, -102.801195). At the

, the town had a total area of , all of it land.

Climate

According to the

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system, Crook has a

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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 128 people, 57 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 80 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 100.00%

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or Latino of any race were 3.91% of the population. There were 57 households, out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.82. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the town was $19,127. There were no families and 3.7% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 10.3% of those over 64.

References

External links

CDOT map of the Town of Crook
{{authority control Towns in Logan County, Colorado Towns in Colorado