Columbine, Colorado

Columbine, Colorado
CDP
Location in Jefferson County and the State of Colorado
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Arapahoe, Jefferson
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
Area
• Total	6.6 sq mi (17.2 km2)
• Land	6.5 sq mi (16.9 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	5,538 ft (1,688 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	24,280
• Density	3,596.3/sq mi (1,376.9/km2)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP Code	80128
Area code(s)	Both 303 and 720
FIPS code	08-16110
GNIS feature ID	1867080

Columbine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located mostly in Jefferson County, it lies immediately west of Littleton.

The population was 24,280 at the 2010 census. Columbine High School, made infamous by the Columbine High School massacre, is located in the Columbine CDP. The ZIP code for the community is 80123 & 80128.

Geography

Columbine is located at (39.587887, -105.069332).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17 km²), of which, 6.5 square miles (17 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (1.97%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1980	23,523		—
1990	23,969		1.9%
2000	24,095		0.5%
2010	24,280		0.8%

As of the census of 2000, there were 24,095 people, 8,656 households, and 6,933 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,629.6 people per square mile (1,401.1/km²). There were 8,800 housing units at an average density of 1,325.6 per square mile (511.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.82% White, 0.47% African American, 0.40% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.57% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.58% of the population.

There were 8,656 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP, the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $71,319, and the median income for a family was $77,866 (these figures had risen to $78,203 and $88,515 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $51,300 versus $35,713 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,471. About 1.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Dutch Creek grassland flooding

On April 15, 16, and 17, the city experienced rain snow events. This led to flooding in the Dutch creek area. No evidence was present by 7:00 A.M. This changed dramatically over time and the grassland near there was flooded by about 9:00 A.M. The incident had no injuries, but resulted in artificial swamps there as a result.

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado census designated places
  • Colorado counties
    • Jefferson County, Colorado
    • Arapahoe County, Colorado
  • Colorado metropolitan areas
    • Front Range Urban Corridor
    • North Central Colorado Urban Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Columbine High School massacre

External links

• Columbine Courier