Country United States Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) GNIS feature ID 0184999 Zip code 80136 Area code Area codes 303 and 720 | State Colorado FIPS code 08-74375 Elevation 1,640 m Population 2,447 (2010) | |
Counties Adams County
Arapahoe County Area 53.92 km² (53.87 km² Land / 5 ha Water) | ||
Strasburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adams and Arapahoe counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 2,447 at the 2010 census, up from 1,402 at the 2000 census. The Strasburg Post Office has the ZIP Code 80136.
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Map of Strasburg, CO 80136, USA
History
A post office called Strasburg has been in operation since 1908. The community was named after John Strasburg, a railroad official.
Geography
Strasburg is located at 39°44′10″N 104°19′43″W (39.736047, -104.328494). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.82 square miles (53.93 km2), of which 20.80 square miles (53.86 km2) is land and 0.023 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.12%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,402 people, 503 households, and 393 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 181.1 people per square mile (69.9/km²). There were 532 housing units at an average density of 68.7 per square mile (26.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.44% White, 1.28% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.85% of the population.
There were 503 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,558, and the median income for a family was $61,157. Males had a median income of $42,097 versus $25,862 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,546. About 3.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.