Town of Bennett, Colorado
Location in Adams County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°45′13″N 104°25′43″W / 39.75361, -104.42861
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
Counties	Adams County[1] Arapahoe County
Incorporated (town)	January 22, 1930[2]
Government
- Type	Statutory Town[1]
- Mayor	Sue Horn[3]
Area
- Total	3. Adams County is the fifth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. See also Geography of Colorado State of Colorado|History of Colorado This is a list of the 64 counties of the U Adams County is the fifth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Arapahoe County is the third most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 1 sq mi (8 km²)
- Land	3. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi (8 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation [4]	5,485 ft (1,672 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,021
- Density	651. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/sq mi (252. 6/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	80102[5]
Area code(s)	Both 303 and 720
FIPS code	08-06090
GNIS feature ID	0204738
Website: Town of Bennett

The Town of Bennett is a Statutory Town located in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code The map to the right is clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Adams County is the fifth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Arapahoe County is the third most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[1] The United States Census Bureau estimates that the town had a population of 2,536 in 2005. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[6] The Bennett Post Office has the ZIP Code 80102. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS ^[5]

The highest temperature ever recorded in the State of Colorado was 118°F (47. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. 8°C) at Bennett on July 11, 1888. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a ^[7]

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Opera Controversy 4 Colorado Spam King 5 Kiowa Crossing and Train Wreck 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Geography

Bennett is located at 39°45′13″N, 104°25′43″W (39. 753604, -104. 428580)^[8], at the intersection of State Highways 36 and 79, just north of Interstate 70. In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 70 is an Interstate Highway traversing an east-west route across the center of the state

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 1 square miles (8. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 2,021 people, 715 households, and 539 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 652. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (251. 7/km²). There were 732 housing units at an average density of 236. 3/sq mi (91. 2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94. 56% White, 0. 49% African American, 0. 74% Native American, 0. 30% Asian, 0. 15% Pacific Islander, 1. 63% from other races, and 2. 13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 45% of the population.

There were 715 households out of which 49. 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58. 3% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24. 5% were non-families. 21. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 83 and the average family size was 3. 30.

In the town the population was spread out with 34. 5% under the age of 18, 7. 0% from 18 to 24, 34. 7% from 25 to 44, 18. 1% from 45 to 64, and 5. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 103. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,600, and the median income for a family was $50,881. Males had a median income of $38,672 versus $26,354 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,905. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 7% of families and 5. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 9% of those under age 18 and 8. 9% of those age 65 or over.

Opera Controversy

The town achieved national notoriety in February 2006 when a number of parents of elementary-school-age children criticized a local teacher for showing children a video featuring Gounod's classic opera Faust. One critic was quoted as saying "I think it glorifies Satan in some way. " Tresa Waggoner, the teacher who showed the video, which featured world-renowned and critically acclaimed soprano Dame Joan Sutherland and three puppets, was required to send a letter of apology for her actions to parents. She noted that "I know I'm not accepted here, that I'm not welcome here by the parents. " Residents in local community have implied that she is a Satan-worshipper, and a lesbian which she denies.

Rocky Mountain News http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2006/feb/22/teacher-who-showed-faust-video-awaits-her-fate/

Colorado Spam King

Edward "Eddie" Davidson, known also as the "Colorado Spam King" operated an illegal spamming company, Power promotions, from July of 2002 through April of 2007 from a home in Bennett where he had a large network of computers and servers, federal authorities said in a press release.

Davidson and "sub-spammers" he employed possessed hundreds of thousands of e-mail addresses they used to send massive amounts of spam, Troy Eid, United States Attorney, District of Colorado, said in a news release. The spam contained false header information, concealing the actual sender from the recipient of the e-mail. Davidson provided spammed messages for about 19 different companies, prosecutors said.

Davidson was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $714,139 to the Internal Revenue Service.

Some of the e-mailed pitches were used to dupe stock investors and manipulate the market, federal authorities said.

Kiowa Crossing and Train Wreck

Until 1878, the town was known as Kiowa Crossing. In May of that year, a heavy rainstorm washed out the railroad bridge to the east of town. A Kansas Pacific Railway train of 25 cars loaded with scrap iron was washed into the stream with engineers Frank Seldon, George Piatt, and John Bacon on board. The Kansas Pacific Railway ( KP) was a historic railroad company that operated in the western United States in the late 19th century Most of the wrecked train was recovered, but the locomotive #51 was never officially found. In 1989, archivist Loyd Glasier at Union Pacific found that the railroad had found the locomotive, secretly dug it up, put it back into service, and collected the insurance money in a complex insurance scam. The story of the lost locomotive inspired Clive Cussler to write Night Probe!; His nonprofit NUMA later searched for the locomotive. Night Probe! is an Adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 5th book Seldon and Bacon were married to sisters whose maiden name was Bennett. The town was renamed in their honor.

See also

• Adams County, Colorado
• Arapahoe County, Colorado
• Colorado municipalities
• Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• State of Colorado
• The Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks

References

External links

• Town of Bennett website
  • CDOT map of the Town of Bennett

• Bennett, Colorado is at coordinates 39°45′13″N 104°25′43″W / 39.753604, -104.42858 (Bennett, Colorado)Coordinates: 39°45′13″N 104°25′43″W / 39.753604, -104.42858 (Bennett, Colorado)
• NUMA site on the expedition]

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