Cheraw, Colorado

Cheraw, Colorado
Statutory Town[1]
Fire department and town office (2017)
Location of the Town of Cheraw in the Otero County, Colorado.
Cheraw Location of the Town of Cheraw in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°06′29″N 103°30′39″W[2]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Otero County[1]
Incorporated	April 17, 1917[3]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area [4]
• Total	0.183 sq mi (0.474 km^2)
• Land	0.180 sq mi (0.467 km^2)
• Water	0.003 sq mi (0.007 km^2)
Elevation [5]	4,131 ft (1,259 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	237
• Density	1,314/sq mi (507/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code	81030[6]
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-13460
GNIS feature ID	0195498
Website	Official website

Cheraw is a Statutory Town located in Otero County, Colorado, United States.^[1] The town population was 237 at the 2020 United States Census.^[4]

History

In 1917, Cheraw was the smallest town in the world with a regimental band. Cheraw had a population of 80, half of whom were men serving in the Colorado National Guard Second Regiment Band under the leadership of Sergeant Luther D. Armstrong, attached to the regiment of General Cameron and the 115th Ammunition Train commanded by Colonel Danks.^[7]

In 1920, the U.S. census of the town of Cheraw reported a population of 186 in 49 households within the town limits. Fewer than ten of the town's adults had been born in Colorado; most were from the Midwest. The largest demographic group, 15 percent of the population, were resident aliens who had immigrated from Mexico within the previous decade.^[8]

The men's occupations in 1920 included blacksmith, salesman, publisher, lumberyard manager, retail merchant, laborer, wagon driver, bank cashier, barber, physician, druggist, teacher, minister, carpenter, farmer and farm laborers, alfalfa mill manager and laborers, bank bookkeeper, railroad depot operator, [illegible] at pool hall, railroad laborer, and auto mechanic. Women were employed at paying occupations as saleslady, teacher, manager of the telephone exchange, postal workers, and postmistress. The census taker was also a woman.^[8]

Geography

Cheraw is located at 38°6′28″N 103°30′40″W (38.107901, -103.511137).^[9]

At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 117 acres (0.474 km²) including 1.7 acres (0.007 km²) of water.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	186		—
1930	293		57.5%
1940	184		−37.2%
1950	174		−5.4%
1960	173		−0.6%
1970	129		−25.4%
1980	233		80.6%
1990	265		13.7%
2000	211		−20.4%
2010	252		19.4%
2020	237		−6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there were 211 people, 92 households, and 58 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,289.3 inhabitants per square mile (497.8/km²). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 623.3 per square mile (240.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.73% White, 0.95% Native American, 2.84% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.90% of the population.

There were 92 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.5% 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 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $24,844. Males had a median income of $20,125 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,590. About 13.4% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.6% of those 65 or over.

See also

• List of municipalities in Colorado

References

1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
2. "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
3. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
4. "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
7. "Regimental Band puts Small Town on the Map," Pueblo Chieftain, November 15, 1917, p.8.
8. U.S. census, Cheraw, Otero County, Colorado, sheets 6A-7B, enumerated February 1920.
9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
10. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Cheraw, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
• CDOT map of the Town of Cheraw