Fort Lupton, Colorado
City of Fort Lupton, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Weld |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4 sq mi (10.4 km2) |
| • Land | 4 sq mi (10.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,908 ft (1,496 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,787 |
| • Density | 1,696.8/sq mi (652.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 80621 |
| Area code | 303 |
| FIPS code | 08-27700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180857 |
| Website | City of Fort Lupton |
The City of Fort Lupton is a Statutory City located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,787 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Fort Lupton is located at 40°5′6″N 104°48′11″W / 40.08500°N 104.80306°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (40.084918, -104.802996)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km²), of which, 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.00%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 6,787 people, 2,099 households, and 1,677 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,707.2 people per square mile (658.4/km²). There were 2,132 housing units at an average density of 536.3/sq mi (206.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.34% White, 0.43% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 22.65% from other races, and 4.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.38% of the population.
There were 2,099 households out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.62.
In the city the population was spread out with 34.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,917, and the median income for a family was $45,348. Males had a median income of $34,368 versus $23,849 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,649. About 11.3% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
