Granby, Colorado
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Granby, Colorado is a town located in Middle Park in Grand County, Colorado. The town is along U.S. Highway 40 about 85 miles west of Denver, Colorado, southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1525.
The town was founded in 1904 along the route of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway, and incorporated one year later. It was named after Granby Hillyer, a Denver lawyer who later served as the United States Attorney for that city's district.
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Geography
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Location of Granby, Colorado
Granby is 7935 feet above sea level. It is located at 40°5'11" North, 105°56'11" West (40.086396, -105.936487)Template:GR, in an area subject to average annual rainfall of 12¼ inches and annual snowfall of over 128 inches.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²), none of which is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 1525 people in the town, organized into 579 households and 390 families. The population density is 330.8/km² (856.2/mi²). There are 628 housing units at an average density of 136.2/km² (352.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.26% White, 0.46% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 3.61% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 579 households out of which 37.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% are married couples living together, 7.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% are non-families. 21.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.59 and the average family size is 3.05.
In the town the population is spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 104.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $46,667, and the median income for a family is $55,250. Males have a median income of $35,455 versus $24,417 for females. The per-capita income for the town is $21,224. 5.8% of the population and 4.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.9% of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
In the news
On June 4, 2004, Marvin Heemeyer, a local businessman and skilled welder, used a 50-ton Komatsu D335A bulldozer he had custom armor-plated to damage or destroy several buildings in the town, including its town hall, the public library, a bank, a concrete batch plant, and a house owned by the town's former mayor. Heemeyer was reportedly upset over a zoning dispute which he believed led to the closure of his muffler shop; he targeted buildings owned by those involved in his dispute. Amazingly, nobody was injured in the rampage. The bulldozer used to carry out the rampage has since become known as Killdozer. [1] (http://www.killdozer.us/) [2] (http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_2939053,00.html)
External links
- Greater Granby (http://www.granbychamber.com/) Chamber of Commerce
- Sky-Hi News (http://www.grandcountynews.com/skyhinews/skyhinews.htm), Granby's local newspaper
- Photographs from the Denver Public Library (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hawp:@field(SUBJ+@band(Granby+))), now kept at the Library of Congress
- Gambles Store (http://www.gamblesgranby.doitbest.com/) in Granby, one target of the June 2004 rampage