Milliken is a

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, United States. The town population was 5,610 at the

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History

The town was named for John D. Milliken, a Judge. The first community located near the Milliken townsite was initially known as Hillsboro. The community began as a trading post on the Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern Railroad for agricultural goods in the 1860s. By 1908 the town of Milliken had grown up nearby Hillsboro, and in 1910 Hillsboro was annexed by Milliken. Fires in the 1910s destroyed much of the town, and in 1917 the Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern Railroad was abandoned. Milliken continued as a primarily farming community through the depression and world wars. In the 1950s two large potato decks were constructed. The late 1960s and early 1970s brought a housing boom. In 1985 and 1986 the town roads were paved. The town continued to grow, causing the town government to move its facilities, in 1996, into the Milliken Community Complex. Additional facilities were added, including the Milliken Public Work Facility in 2004, and a new police station in 2009.

Geography

Milliken is located at (40.331073, -104.859878). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,888 people, 866 households, and 717 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 903 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 73.89%

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, 0.31%

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, 1.18% Native American, 0.48%

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, 21.61% from

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, and 2.53% from two or more races.

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of any race were 40.75% of the population. There were 866 households, out of which 48.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 3.63. In the town, the population was spread out, with 35.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $43,603, and the median income for a family was $47,188. Males had a median income of $33,646 versus $22,417 for females. The

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for the town was $14,484. About 9.1% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the

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, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Milliken is served by the Weld Re-5J School District. Children in the town attend Milliken Elementary School, Milliken Middle School, and Knowledge Quest Academy (KQA), while high schoolers attend Roosevelt High School in nearby Johnstown.

References

External links

Town of Milliken websiteCDOT map of the Town of Milliken
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