Crowley, Colorado
The Town of Crowley is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 166 at the 2020 United States Census. Geography Crowley is located in southern Crowley County at (38.193614, -103.857802). Colorado State Highway 96 leads east to Ordway, the county seat, and west to Pueblo. Highway 207 leads south to Manzanola and U.S. Route 50. At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 187 people, 76 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 85 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 82.35% White, 1.60% African American, 2.67% Native American, 12.30% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.04% of the population. There were 76 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colorado Department Of Local Affairs
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is the principal department of the Colorado state governmentC.R.S. § 24-1-110 responsible for local government assistance, property taxation, property assessment appeals, affordable housing, and housing construction regulation. Structure DOLA is composed of 4 divisions: Board of Assessment Appeals * Hears appeals filed by real and personal property owners regarding property tax assessment Tax assessment, or assessment, is the job of determining the value, and sometimes determining the use, of property, usually to calculate a property tax. This is usually done by an office called the assessor or tax assessor. Governments need to ...s. Division of Housing * Provides state and federal funding to private housing developers, housing authorities and local governments to increase the inventory of affordable housing. * Offers Section 8 rental assistance statewide through local housing authorities and non-profit service organiza ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Area Code 719
Area code 719 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the state of Colorado. The numbering plan area includes Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Monument, Leadville, Alamosa, Monte Vista, the San Luis Valley, Cañon City, Trinidad, Rocky Ford, La Junta, Walsenburg and southeastern Colorado. It was created from a split of area code 303 on March 5, 1988. (1987-03-27), retrieved 2020-08-29 While 303 had been Colorado's sole area code for 40 years, the state's explosive growth in the second half of the 20th century made it apparent that the state would need another area code. 719 was split off when an impending number shortage meant the split could no longer be staved off. Prior to October 2021, area code 719 had telephone numbers assigned for the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Native American (U
Native Americans or Native American may refer to: Ethnic groups * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian peoples of North and South America and their descendants * Native Americans in the United States * Indigenous peoples in Canada ** First Nations in Canada, Canadian indigenous peoples neither Inuit nor Métis ** Inuit, an indigenous people of the mainland and insular Bering Strait, northern coast, Labrador, Greenland, and Canadian Arctic Archipelago regions ** Métis in Canada, peoples of Canada originating from both indigenous (First Nations or Inuit) and European ancestry * Indigenous peoples of Costa Rica * Indigenous peoples of Mexico * Indigenous peoples of South America ** Indigenous peoples in Argentina ** Indigenous peoples in Bolivia ** Indigenous peoples in Brazil ** Indigenous peoples in Chile ** Indigenous peoples in Colombia ** Indigenous peoples in Ecuador Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, or Native Ecuadorians, are the groups of people wh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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African American (U
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Slavery in the United States, enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West Africa, West/Central Africa, Central African with some European descent; some also have Native Americans in th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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White (U
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, coverin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manzanola, Colorado
The Town of Manzanola is a Statutory Town in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 434 at the 2010 United States Census. Description A post office called Manzanola has been in operation since 1895. The town was named for an orchard near the original town site, ''Manzanola'' being a name derived from Spanish meaning "red apple". Manzanola was previously known as Town of Grams Ranch, Town of Apishipa, and the Town of Catlin, in consecutive order. Geography Manzanola is located at (38.109096, -103.867739). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 525 people, 189 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 209 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 74.48% White, 0.57% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 20.76% from other races, and 2.48% fro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colorado State Highway 207
State Highway 207 (SH 207) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado connecting Manzanola and Crowley. SH 207's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in Manzanola, and the eastern terminus is at SH 96 in Crowley. Route description SH 207 runs , starting at a junction with US 50 in Manzanola, heading north across the Arkansas River and ending at a junction with SH 96 in Crowley. Major intersections References External links 207 Year 207 ( CCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Maximus and Severus (or, less frequently, year 960 ''Ab urbe cond ... Transportation in Otero County, Colorado Transportation in Crowley County, Colorado {{Colorado-road-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo () is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 111,876 at the 2020 United States Census, making Pueblo the ninth most populous city in Colorado. Pueblo is the principal city of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Pueblo is situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek, south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The area is considered semi-arid desert land, with approximately of precipitation annually. With its location in the " Banana Belt", Pueblo tends to get less snow than the other major cities in Colorado. Pueblo is one of the largest steel-producing cities in the United States, for which reason Pueblo is referred to as the "Steel City". The Historic Arkansas River Project (HARP) is a riverwalk in the Union Avenue Historic Commercial District, and shows the hist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ordway, Colorado
Ordway is a Statutory Town in and the county seat of Crowley County, Colorado, United States, that is also the most populous community in the county. The population was 1,080 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Ordway has been in operation since 1890. The community was named after George N. Ordway, a Denver politician. Geography Ordway is located in south-central Crowley County at (38.219633, -103.757264). State Highway 96 runs along the southern edge of the town, leading west to Pueblo and east to Eads. Highway 71 runs along the eastern edge of the town and leads south to U.S. Route 50 near Rocky Ford and north to Interstate 70 at Limon. According to the United States Census Bureau, Ordway has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,248 people, 485 households, and 317 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 543 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colorado State Highway 96
State Highway 96 (SH 96) is a state highway in eastern Colorado. Its western terminus is an intersection with SH 69 in Westcliffe. Its eastern terminus is at the Kansas state line, east of Towner, where it continues as K-96. Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway The section of the highway between Pueblo and Silver Cliff is designated as part of the Frontier Pathways National Scenic Byway The Frontier Pathways is a National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Custer and Pueblo counties, Colorado, US. Route Gallery File:Greenhorn Mountain.JPG, Greenhorn Mountain File:Hardscrabble Pass.JPG, Hardscra ....America's BywayFrontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway map. The highway passes and intersects many major highways and several state highways along its 207-mile route. In Custer County, Highway 96 crosses the Wet Mountains and passes through the San Isabel National Forest. Its highest point is Hardscrabble Pass at ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |