Town of Eaton, Colorado
Barn in Eaton, Colorado
Nickname: The Garden of Eaton: Beef, Beets, and Beans
Location of Eaton shown within Colorado
Coordinates: 40°31′46″N 104°42′47″W / 40.52944, -104.71306
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County[1]	Weld County
Incorporated (town)	December 5, 1892[2]
Government
- Type	Statutory Town[1]
- Mayor	Keith McIntyre
- Mayor Pro Tem	Gary Schnell
Area
- Total	1. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. 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 Weld County is the third most extensive and the ninth 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 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 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. 9 sq mi (5. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²)
- Land	1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (5. 0 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)  0. 0%
Elevation [3]	4,839 ft (1,475 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,690
- Density	1,403. 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 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/sq mi (540. 9/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[4]	80615
Area code(s)	970
FIPS code	08-22860
GNIS feature ID	0204691
Website: Town of Eaton

The Town of Eaton is a Statutory Town located in Weld 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 ImageArea_codes_COsvg|right|thumbs|Map of Colorado area codes in blue (with border states poly 67 8 381 26 380 108 356 107 352 131 343 130 340 107 326 102 320 104 301 104 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 Weld County is the third most extensive and the ninth 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 The population was 2,690 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Benjamin Harrison Eaton, a pioneer of irrigation who played a leading role in transforming the arid prairie of the Great Plains east of Colorado's Front Range into a thriving agricultural region with water brought from the nearby Rocky Mountains in the late 1800s. Benjamin Harrison Eaton (December 15 1833-October 29 1904 was an American politician entrepreneur and agriculturalist in the late 19th and early 20th century Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops The Great Plains are the broad expanse of Prairie and Steppe which lie east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada The Front Range is a Mountain range of the Rocky Mountains of North America that is located in the north-central portion of the U Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. Much of the farming country around Eaton, Colorado continues to depend on the irrigation systems engineered by Eaton and others to this day. Eaton later served as Governor of Colorado from 1885 to 1887. The Governor of the State of Colorado is the chief executive of the U Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Government 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Geography

Eaton is located at 40°31′46″N, 104°42′47″W (40. 529481, -104. 713177)^[5], on the Denver, Colorado-Cheyenne, Wyoming mainline of the Union Pacific Railroad, and along U.S. Route 85, approximately 7 miles north of Greeley, Colorado. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Cheyenne ( /ʃaɪˈæn/ or /ʃaɪˈɛn/) is the capital of the U US Route 85 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1479 miles (2380 km in the Midwestern United States. The City of Greeley is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Weld County, Colorado, United

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1. 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 9 square miles (5. 0 km²), all land

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	384		—
1910	1,157		201. 3%
1920	1,289		11. 4%
1930	1,221		−5. 3%
1940	1,322		8. 3%
1950	1,276		−3. 5%
1960	1,267		−0. 7%
1970	1,389		9. 6%
1980	1,932		39. 1%
1990	1,959		1. 4%
2000	2,690		37. 3%

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 2,690 people, 1,033 households, and 765 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,403. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (540. 9/km²). There were 1,067 housing units at an average density of 556. 9/sq mi (214. 6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91. 12% White, 0. 04% African American, 0. 52% Native American, 0. 78% Asian, 5. 76% from other races, and 1. 78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12. 64% of the population.

There were 1,033 households out of which 36. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62. 0% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25. 9% were non-families. 23. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 60 and the average family size was 3. 07.

In the town the population was spread out with 28. 6% under the age of 18, 7. 0% from 18 to 24, 26. 6% from 25 to 44, 25. 0% from 45 to 64, and 12. 8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86. 2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,314, and the median income for a family was $55,144. Males had a median income of $38,839 versus $27,292 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,816. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 4% of families and 5. 3% 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 6% of those under age 18 and 10. 1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The town government of Eaton consists of the mayor, board of trustees and town manager. Current officials include: Mayor: Keith McIntyre; Mayor Pro-Tem: Gary Schnell; Trustees: Richard Loftis, Fred Walker, Verniece Thomas, Michael Brunkhardt, Jeff Payne; Town Manager: Gary Carsten; Ass't Town Manager: Don Cadwallader

See also

• Colorado municipalities
• Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area
• State of Colorado
• Weld County, Colorado

References

External links

• Town of Eaton website
  • CDOT map of the Town of Eaton

• Eaton, Colorado is at coordinates 40°31′46″N 104°42′47″W / 40.529481, -104.713177 (Eaton, Colorado)Coordinates: 40°31′46″N 104°42′47″W / 40.529481, -104.713177 (Eaton, Colorado)

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