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The Town of Gilcrest is a Statutory Town located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,029 at the
2020 United States Census The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
. Gilcrest is a part of the
Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Weld County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 328,981. The county seat is Greeley. Weld County comprises the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Denver ...
and the Front Range Urban Corridor.


History

A post office called Gilcrest has been in operation since 1907. The community has the name of W. K. Gilcrest, a businessperson in the banking industry.


Geography

Gilcrest is located at (40.283190, -104.778780). At the
2020 United States Census The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, the town had a total area of , all of it land.


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,162 people, 329 households, and 271 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 346 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 62.74% White, 0.34% African American, 1.72% Native American, 0.09%
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, 32.19% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or
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of any race were 54.91% of the population. There were 329 households, out of which 52.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were
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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.86. In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,625, and the median income for a family was $45,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,726 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,863. About 9.3% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.


See also

* Colorado ** Bibliography of Colorado ** Index of Colorado-related articles **
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List of statistical areas in Colorado The U.S. state of Colorado has twenty-one statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States ...
** Front Range Urban Corridor **
North Central Colorado Urban Area 240px, An enlargeable map of the 13-county North Central Colorado Urban Area The North Central Colorado Urban Area comprises the four contiguous metropolitan statistical areas in the north central region of the State of Colorado: the Denver–Aur ...
** Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area **
Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Weld County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 328,981. The county seat is Greeley. Weld County comprises the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Denver ...


References


External links


Town of Gilcrest websiteCDOT map of the Town of Gilcrest
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