Holyoke is the

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that is the

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of and the most populous municipality in

Phillips County, Colorado Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,530. The county seat is Holyoke. The county was named in honor of R.O. Phillips, a secretary of the Lincoln Land Company, who organ ...

, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 2,346.

History

The county seat of Phillips County, Colorado (1887, 3,746 feet (1.14 km)) was named by the general superintendent of the Burlington Railroad for his son-in-law, Edward A. Holyoke. This division point on Frenchman Creek was laid out on a grid. Grain elevators are the skyscrapers in Holyoke, which is still focused on its main street, Interocean Avenue (U.S. 385). The Burge Hotel (1912), 230 North Interocean Avenue, has a huge stone fireplace and tablet honoring the “Knights of the Grip,” the traveling salesmen who spiced small-town life. A main street mansion converted to a nursing home has a large sign: “Love is Ageless. Visit Us.”

Geography

Holyoke is located at (40.582002, -102.301056). At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of including of water.

Climate

According to the

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system, Holyoke has a

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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,261 people, 896 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 980 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.61%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 8.09% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 20.39% of the population. There were 896 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.11. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,984, and the median income for a family was $36,970. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $17,455 for females. The

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for the city was $15,697. About 12.0% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the

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, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Greg Brophy (b. 1966), former state senator * Bill Brundige (1948–2018), American football

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* Mike Groene (b. 1955), politician * Dorothy Horrell (b. 1951), Chancellor of

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* Charles B. Timberlake (1854–1941), U.S. Congressman from Colorado

References

External links

City of Holyoke website

CDOT map of the City of Holyoke
{{Authority control Cities in Phillips County, Colorado Cities in Colorado County seats in Colorado