Town of Cheraw, Colorado
Location in Otero County and the State of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°6′28″N 103°30′40″W / 38.10778, -103.51111
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Otero County[1]
Incorporated	April 17, 1917[2]
Government
- Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area
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- Land	0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi (0. 4 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation [3]	4,131 ft (1,259 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	211
- Density	1,055/sq mi (527. 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 5/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP Code	81030[4]
Area code(s)	719
FIPS code	08-13460
GNIS feature ID	0195498

The Town of Cheraw is a Statutory Town located in Otero 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 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 Otero County is one 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 The population was 211 at the 2000 census.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Geography

Cheraw is located at 38°6′28″N, 103°30′40″W (38. 107901, -103. 511137)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0. 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 2 square miles (0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 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^[6] of 2000, there were 211 people, 92 households, and 58 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,289. 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 (509. 2/km²). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 623. 3/sq mi (246. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95. 73% White, 0. 95% Native American, 2. 84% from other races, and 0. 47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10. 90% of the population.

There were 92 households out of which 33. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46. 7% were married couples living together, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35. 9% were non-families. 31. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 29 and the average family size was 2. 92.

In the town the population was spread out with 24. 2% under the age of 18, 10. 4% from 18 to 24, 24. 6% from 25 to 44, 29. 9% from 45 to 64, and 10. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97. 5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $24,844. Males had a median income of $20,125 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,590. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 13. 4% of families and 14. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16. 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 7% of those under the age of eighteen and 8. 6% of those sixty five or over.

See also

• Colorado municipalities
• Otero County, Colorado
• State of Colorado

References

External links

• CDOT map of the Town of Cheraw

• Cheraw, Colorado is at coordinates 38°06′28″N 103°30′40″W / 38.107901, -103.511137 (Cheraw, Colorado)Coordinates: 38°06′28″N 103°30′40″W / 38.107901, -103.511137 (Cheraw, Colorado)

A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

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