The Town of Moffat is a

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Saguache County, Colorado Saguache County (suh-WATCH ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,368. The county seat is Saguache. History Saguache County was formed December 29, 1866, in the Territory of Colorad ...

, United States. The town population was 108 at the 2020 United States census.

Geography

According to the

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

History

Moffat was established in 1890 by the San Luis Town and Improvement Company and initially attracted many settlers. It was a major cattle-shipping point on the

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David H. Moffat David Halliday Moffat (July 22, 1839 – March 18, 1911) was an American financier and industrialist, who was one of the original pioneers of Denver, Colorado. History Moffat was born in Washingtonville, New York, to David and Catherine Gregg. ...

, a railroad official.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 114 people, 54 households, and 30 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 66 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town is 89.47% White, 0.00%

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, 0.88% Native American, 0.88% from other races, and 8.77% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 14.91% of the population. There were 54 households, out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were

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living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% 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 2.70. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $28,906, and the median income for a family was $28,333. Males had a median income of $14,750 versus $22,083 for females. The

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for the town was $14,388. There were 20.0% of families and 25.2% of the population living below the

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, including 41.4% of under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64.

Transportation

Moffat is part of Colorado's

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network. It is on the Alamosa-Pueblo Outrider line.

References

External links

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Moffat page on Sangres.Com

Town of Moffat contacts

CDOT map of the Town of Moffat

Images taken from W of Moffat, Saguache, CO, USA

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