Country United States County Kit Carson County Time zone MST (UTC-7) Elevation 1,298 m Zip code 80805 Local time Sunday 4:48 PM | State State of Colorado Incorporated June 10, 1926 INCITS place code 0806530 Area 52 ha Population 233 (2013) Area code 719 | |
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The Town of Bethune is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 237 at the 2010 United States Census.
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Map of Bethune, CO, USA
It has access with Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 24.
Geography
Bethune is located at 39°18′16″N 102°25′24″W (39.304471, -102.423362).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 225 people, 74 households, and 58 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,476.8 people per square mile (579.2/km²). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 531.7 per square mile (208.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.78% White, 0.89% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 23.56% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.11% of the population.
There were 74 households out of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the town, the population was spread out with 35.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,958, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,994. About 21.9% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Notable people
Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Bethune include: