Glenwood Springs
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Colorado |
| County : | Garfield County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 33 ′ N , 107 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 9,614 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 775.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 12.5 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) of which 12.4 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 1756 m |
| Postcodes : | 81601, 81602 |
| Area code : | +1 970 |
| FIPS : | 08-30780 |
| GNIS ID : | 0204659 |
| Website : | www.ci.glenwood-springs.co.us |
| Mayor : | Leo McKinney |
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Glenwood Springs (also Defiance or Glenwood Hot Springs ) is a city in the US state of Colorado . It is the administrative seat ( County Seat ) and with 9614 inhabitants (as of 2010) also the most populous city in Garfield County .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 12.5 km² , of which 12.4 km² is land and 0.1 km² (= 0.21%) is water. The geographical coordinates are: 39.33 ° North, 107.19 ° West. Glenwood Springs is located at the western exit of Glenwood Canyon at the confluence of the Roaring Fork River in the Colorado River . Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon is seven miles east of town.
The Glenwood Caverns and Bridal Veil Falls are in the urban area.
traffic
Glenwood Springs is served by Amtrak . The daily California Zephyr service between Chicago and Emeryville across San Francisco Bay stops at Glenwood Springs in both directions. The Amtrak trains take a route through the mountains between Denver and Glenwood Springs that runs largely away from roads and settlements and essentially follows the Colorado River.
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority operates bus services in Glenwood Springs. The city has a regional airport with Glenwood Springs Airport (GWS).
Glenwood Springs is about 150 miles west of Denver at Exit 116 of Interstate 70 , one of the main east-west connections through the Rocky Mountains. The Colorado State Highway 82 branches off here in a southeast direction to Carbondale , which runs in the valley of the Roaring Fork River.
history
The Glenwood settlement was originally called Defiance and was built around 1883 as a collection of tents, saloons, brothels and lodging establishments of all kinds. As expected, the place attracted a society of gamblers, gunslingers and prostitutes. The wife of city founder Isaac Cooper, Sarah, found it difficult to make friends with this environment and persuaded the citizens of the young community to name the place after their hometown of Glenwood, Iowa.
The favorable location at the confluence of the Colorado River and Roaring Fork River as well as the connection to the railway network subsequently favored the town's economic development.
Attractions
One of the sights in Glenwood Springs is the grave of "Western hero" Doc Holliday . He died on November 8, 1887 in Glenwood Springs. He succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 35 and died in bed, not in a shooting, as one would have guessed from his way of life.
Another popular attraction are the Hotsprings, the longest hot water source in the world, where people can go and relax. Thousands of people from all over America travel to the Glenwood Springs Hotsprings every year.
leisure
Glenwood Springs is about 70 km north of Aspen and about 95 km west of Vail. A ski area especially for families, Sunlight Mountain, is about 15 km from the city.
The two rivers, Colorado River and Roaring Fork River, which converge in Glenwood Springs, are used by locals and visitors for canoeing and kayaking. From mountain bikers especially the Forest Hollow Trail above the Glenwood Canyon Trail and the Scout are used, which enables a steep descent directly to the center. The 25 km long bike path through the Glenwood Canyon can also be ridden by families and inexperienced users. There is also a paved circuit on the Roaring Fork River. A sports center in town has an ice skating rink, swimming pool, climbing wall and fitness room.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Glenwood Springs was inhabited by 7736 people. The population density was 622.3 people per km ². There were 3353 housing units at an average of 269.7 per km ². The Glenwood Springs population was 90.42% White , 0.23% Black or African American , 0.71% Native American , 0.80% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 5.85% said others Belonging to races and 1.94% named two or more races. 13.30% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Glenwood Springss distributed to 3216 households out of which 30.0% were living in children under 18 years of age. 47.7% of households were married, 8.5% had a female head of household without a husband, and 40.1% were not families. 29.7% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 8.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97.
The population was divided into 23.1% minors, 9.5% 18–24 year olds, 33.3% 25–44 year olds, 24.9% 45–64 year olds and 9.2% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 women there were 103.5 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 100.7 men.
The median household income in Glenwood Springs was 43,934 US dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 52,903 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 38,506 versus $ 29,272 for women. The per capita income was $ 23,449. 7.9% of the population and 3.5% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 6.0% of minors and 5.5% of the age group 65 and over.
In 2000, 13.9% of the residents were of German ancestry, 13.9% of English, 12.9% were Irish, 7.6% said they had American ancestry and 7.0% said they had an Italian ancestry.
In popular culture
Glenwood Springs was the location of the 1988 film The Law Is Death starring Charles Bronson , directed by J. Lee Thompson .
Sons and daughters
- Bobby Julich (* 1971), racing cyclist
- Scott McInnis (born 1953), Congressman from Colorado
- Sarah Schleper (* 1979), alpine skier
- John David Vanderhoof (1922–2013), Governor of Colorado
See also
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- ↑ a b Bright, William. Colorado Place Names. Boulder, CO: Johnson Printing Co., 1993. 164 pp. Lists alphabetically 1900 Colorado place names. Based on a book by George Eichler of the same title
- ↑ Filming locations for The Law Is Death, accessed March 4, 2011
