Jamestown, Colorado
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Jamestown is a Statutory Town located in Boulder County
Boulder County, Colorado
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, Colorado
Colorado
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, United States
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. The population was 205 at the 2000 census. It was named for James Smith, an early discoverer of gold
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Geography

Jamestown is located at 40°6′56"N 105°23′15"W (40.115485, -105.387531).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 205 people, 96 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 314.2 people per square mile (121.8/km²). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 156.3 per square mile (60.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.56% White, 0.98% Asian, 0.49% Pacific Islander, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population. There is now (2010) a couple of French people representing 0.98% of the people.

There were 96 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples
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 living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 46.3% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $67,500, and the median income for a family was $73,250. Males had a median income of $46,042 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income
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 for the town was $29,904. About 5.9% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 46.7% of those sixty five or over.

See also

  • List of cities and towns in Colorado
  • List of counties in Colorado
  • Colorado metropolitan areas
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    • Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
      Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
      thumb|300px|Map of the 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical AreaThe Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Combined Statistical Area located in the Denver region of the state of Colorado...

    • North Central Colorado Urban Area
      North Central Colorado Urban Area
      thumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the 13-county North Central Colorado Urban AreaThe North Central Colorado Urban Area comprises the four contiguous metropolitan statistical areas in the north central region of the State of Colorado: the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Boulder...

    • Front Range Urban Corridor
      Front Range Urban Corridor
      The Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The corridor derives its name from the Front Range, the mountain range that defines the west central boundary of the...

  • Colorado municipalities
    Colorado municipalities
    The U.S. state of Colorado currently has 271 active incorporated municipalities, including 196 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments.-Municipal government:...

  • Roosevelt National Forest
    Roosevelt National Forest
    The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest...


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