Town of Empire, Colorado
Nickname: Heart of the Rocky Mountain Empire
Location in Clear Creek County and the State of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°45′37″N 105°40′59″W / 39.76028, -105.68306
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Clear Creek County[1]
Incorporated	April 12, 1882[2]
Government
- Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area
- Total	0. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Clear Creek 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. 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 Clear Creek County is one 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 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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. 3 sq mi (0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²)
- Land	0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (0. 7 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation [3]	8,615 ft (2,626 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	355
- Density	1,183. 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 3/sq mi (507. 1/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[4]	80438
Area code(s)	Both 303 and 720
Highways	US 40
GNIS feature ID	0181355

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The historic Town of Empire is a Statutory Town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Clear Creek 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 355 at the U.S. Census 2000. The town is a former mining settlement that flourished during the Colorado Silver Boom in the late 19th century. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body The Colorado Silver Boom was a dramatic expansionist period of Silver Mining activity in the U The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar It is located in the valley Clear Creek west of Denver, on the north side of the valley. Clear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 40 mi (64 km long in north central Colorado in the United States. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The town consists of several commercial establishments and residents. U.S. Highway 40 passes through the town as its ascends towards Berthoud Pass, putting the town on the direct route between Denver and Middle Park. Berthoud Pass (ˈbɝθəd BIRTH-ud (el 11307 ft/3446 m) is a high Mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the Middle Park (elev 8000 ft/2500 m is a high basin in the Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States

Geography

Empire is located at 39°45′37″N, 105°40′59″W (39. 760319, -105. 682995)^[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. 6 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 355 people, 163 households, and 88 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,406. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (548. 3/km²). There were 179 housing units at an average density of 708. 9/sq mi (276. 4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94. 37% White, 3. 10% Native American, 0. 28% Asian, 0. 28% from other races, and 1. 97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 66% of the population.

There were 163 households out of which 30. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39. 3% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46. 0% were non-families. 39. 3% 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. 18 and the average family size was 2. 99.

In the town the population was spread out with 27. 0% under the age of 18, 4. 2% from 18 to 24, 30. 7% from 25 to 44, 32. 1% from 45 to 64, and 5. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 112. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,159, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $40,313 versus $29,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,417. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 10. 5% of families and 11. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. 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 4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Points of Interest

• Peck House - Historic hotel and restaurant. [1]
• Hard Rock Cafe - This is the original, dating from 1934, and named for the hardrock miners that were its early customers. Underground hard rock Mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals such as those containing metals like Gold, It predates and is not affiliated with the chain of restaurants that also call themselves the Hard Rock Cafe. Hard Rock Cafe was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London,

See also

• Colorado municipalities
• Clear Creek County, Colorado
• Colorado Silver Boom
• Arapaho National Forest

References

External links

• CDOT map of the Town of Empire

• Empire, Colorado is at coordinates 39°45′37″N 105°40′59″W / 39.760319, -105.682995 (Empire, Colorado)Coordinates: 39°45′37″N 105°40′59″W / 39.760319, -105.682995 (Empire, Colorado)

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