Lochbuie, Colorado
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Town of Lochbuie, Colorado | |
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| The Lochbuie Administration Building. The Lochbuie Administration Building. | |
| Location of Lochbuie in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado. Location of Lochbuie in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 40°0′36″N 104°42′29″W / 40.01000°N 104.70806°WCoordinates: 40°0′36″N 104°42′29″W / 40.01000°N 104.70806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Template:Country data Colorado |
| Counties | Weld County[1] Adams County |
| Incorporated | May 1974[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,088 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 80603 |
| Area codes | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-45530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1669461 |
| Website | Town of Lochbuie |
The Town of Lochbuie (/lɒkˈbuːi/ lok-BOO-ee)[7] is a statutory town located in Weld and Adams counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The town population was 8,088 at the 2020 United States census.[5]
Geography
[edit]Lochbuie is located at 40°0′36″N 104°42′29″W / 40.01000°N 104.70806°W (40.009864, -104.708080).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.5 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (1.47%) is water.
History
[edit]Lochbuie was developed in the 1960s as the Spacious Living Mobile Home Park and known as Space City until it was incorporated in 1974.[9] The town was named Lochbuie after Lochbuie, Mull, in Scotland.[10]
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]As of the 2020 census, Lochbuie had a population of 8,088. The median age was 30.6 years. 31.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 6.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.4 males age 18 and over.[11][12]
96.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.5% lived in rural areas.[13]
There were 2,515 households in Lochbuie, of which 48.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.6% were married-couple households, 15.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]
There were 2,565 housing units, of which 1.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.3%.[11]
| Race | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 4,769 | 59.0% |
| Black or African American | 107 | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 147 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 117 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 11 | 0.1% |
| Some other race | 1,678 | 20.7% |
| Two or more races | 1,259 | 15.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 3,683 | 45.5% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Lochbuie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 United States Census Bureau. "Lochbuie town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
- ↑ "Colorado Day: How the bleep do you say that? A Colorado guide". TheDenverChannel.com. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ Dexheimer, Eric. "Turning Water into Whine", Westword, August 20, 1998, accessed March 6, 2011
- ↑ Capace, Nancy The Encyclopedia of Colorado
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
External links
[edit]Template:Adams County, Colorado Template:Weld County, Colorado