Elizabeth, Colorado

Elizabeth, Colorado
Elizabeth, Colorado
Statutory Town
	Old Town Elizabeth, Colorado
	Location of the Town of Elizabeth in Elbert County, Colorado.
	Elizabeth Location of the Town of Elizabeth in the United States.
	Coordinates: 39°21′40″N 104°36′22″W / 39.361015°N 104.606172°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Elbert County
Incorporated	October 9, 1890
Government
• Type	Statutory Town
• Mayor	Nick Snively
• Mayor Pro Tem	Linda Secrist
Area
• Total	1.999 sq mi (5.178 km2)
• Land	1.999 sq mi (5.178 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation	6,476 ft (1,974 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,675
• Density	838/sq mi (324/km2)
• Metro	2,963,821 (19th)
• CSA	3,623,560 (17th)
• Front Range	5,055,344
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code	80107
Area code	303
INCITS place code	0823740
GNIS feature ID	0185149
FIPS code	08-23740
Primary Major Routes
Website	www.townofelizabeth.org

Elizabeth is a Statutory Town that is the most populous municipality in Elbert County, Colorado, United States.^[1] The town population was 1,675 at the 2020 United States Census, a +23.34% increase since the 2010 United States Census.^[4] Elizabeth is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

History

Elizabeth was originally a saw mill camp.^[7] The town was later named after a family member of John Evans, a territorial governor.^[8]

The town has had a post office since 1882^[9] and was incorporated in October 1890.^[1]

Geography

Elizabeth is located in western Elbert County at 39°21′36″N 104°36′0″W / 39.36000°N 104.60000°W / 39.36000; -104.60000 (39.359954, -104.600063).^[10]

At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 1,280 acres (5.178 km²), all of it land.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	215	—
1910	194	−9.8%
1920	230	18.6%
1930	266	15.7%
1940	275	3.4%
1950	263	−4.4%
1960	326	24.0%
1970	493	51.2%
1980	789	60.0%
1990	818	3.7%
2000	1,434	75.3%
2010	1,358	−5.3%
2020	1,675	23.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[11] of 2000, there were 1,434 people, 496 households, and 380 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,670.6 inhabitants per square mile (645.0/km²). There were 513 housing units at an average density of 597.6 per square mile (230.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.00% White, 0.07% African American, 0.84% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 3.49% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.00% of the population.

There were 496 households, out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.27.

The population breakdown was 33.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,596, and the median income for a family was $51,902. Males had a median income of $38,875 versus $25,066 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,902. About 7.8% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Elizabeth is home to the weekly newspaper the Meadowlark Herald,^[12] which is also the only newspaper wholly owned and published in Elbert County. The Elbert County News, The Ranchland News, The West Elbert County Sun, and The Prairie Times also publish Elbert County news and distribute widely in the county.

Elizabeth is also the hometown of author and stand-up comedian Sam Tallent ^[13]

Infrastructure and transport

Colorado State Highway 86 bisects the town, leading east 7 miles (11 km) to Kiowa and west 15 miles (24 km) to Castle Rock. Denver is 40 miles (64 km) to the northwest via Franktown and Parker. The town lays in between the Gold Creek and Box Elder Creek (locally known as the Running Creek). No public transport exists in Elizabeth.^[14]

A group of three separate unmarked turf airstrips exist to Elizabeth's southeast, though has no commercial service. Elizabeth is located equidistantly to Denver and Colorado Springs, with both cities' primary airports, Denver International Airport and Colorado Springs Airport, serving as the closest major air gateways to Elizabeth.^[14] ^[15]