Neha Patil (Editor)

Crook, Colorado

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
United States

County
  
Logan County

Time zone
  
MST (UTC-7)

Elevation
  
1,131 m

Zip code
  
80726

Local time
  
Saturday 1:25 PM

State
  
State of Colorado

Incorporated
  
September 23, 1918

INCITS place code
  
0818640

Area
  
30 ha

Population
  
109 (2013)

Area code
  
970

Crook, Colorado

The Town of Crook is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 110 at the 2010 United States Census.

Contents

Map of Crook, CO 80726, USA

Toponymy

The town was named for General George Crook, officer during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Crook has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

Geography

Crook is located at 40°51′31″N 102°48′4″W (40.858586, -102.801195).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 128 people, 57 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was 991.5 people per square mile (380.2/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 619.7 per square mile (237.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.91% of the population.

There were 57 households out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town, the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,127. There were no families and 3.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 10.3% of those over 64.

References

Crook, Colorado Wikipedia