Arkansas River
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Colorado
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Boone was founded as Booneville during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush by Albert Gallatin Boone, a grandson of
Daniel Boone
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. The Booneville, Colorado Territory, post office opened on January 2, 1863. Boone was the first postmaster and for a brief time Indian agent to the Cheyenne and Arapaho.Colorado Facts and Trivia, Page 3 Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876. The name of the Booneville post office was shortened to Boone on December 5, 1891, and the Town of Boone was incorporated on September 22, 1956.
census
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of 2000, there were 323 people, 131 households, and 89 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 148 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.50%
White
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, 0.62%
African American
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Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 31.58% of the population.
There were 131 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were
married couples
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living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $26,964. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $21,875 for females. The
per capita income
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for the town was $18,628. About 7.8% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Arkansas River
The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in Colorado, specifically ...
List of municipalities in Colorado
The U.S. Colorado, State of Colorado has 273 municipal corporation, active municipalities, comprising 198 towns, 73 City, cities, and two Consolidated city-county, consolidated city and county governments. The Denver, City and County of Denver ...
List of post offices in Colorado
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