Colorado
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, United States. The population was 437 at the 2020 Census.
Description
A post office called Wiley has been in operation since 1907. The community was named after W. M. Wiley, a first settler.
Geography
According to the
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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of 2010, there were 405 people, 162 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 196 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 83%
White
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, 0.7%
African American
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Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 25.2% of the population.
There were 162 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were
married couples
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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,294, and the median income for a family was $32,143. Males had a median income of $30,156 versus $18,750 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the town was $13,115. About 13.1% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.
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 ...