Oak Creek is a
Statutory Town
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in
Routt County
Routt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,829. The county seat is Steamboat Springs. Routt County comprises the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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,
Colorado
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, United States. The population was 884 at the
2010 census.
Description
The town was incorporated in 1907
[ as a coal mining town. The community was named for scrub oak near the original town site.]
Geography
Oak Creek is located at (40.275049, -106.957607).United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 2.47% Native American, 0.71% Asian
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, 0.71% from other races
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, and 2.71% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 4.59% of the population.
There were 366 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $42,981. Males had a median income of $30,667 versus $21,116 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $16,388. About 6.2% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
See also
* List of municipalities in Colorado
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Towns in Routt County, Colorado
Towns in Colorado