Strasburg, Colorado
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Strasburg is a census-designated place located in Adams County, Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,402. Strasburg is small agricultural community on the Colorado Eastern Plains east of Denver, Colorado. Historically it was the location of the "joining of the rails", the actual last link in the coast-to-coast railroad network in the United States, completed in August 1870 with the completion at Strasburg of the Denver extension of the Kansas Pacific Railway (even after the 1869 Golden spike event in Utah that signalled the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, passengers of the Union Pacific portion of that line were required to disembark to cross the Missouri River by boat until 1872). Strasburg (previously known as Comanche Crossing) was renamed that year in honor of an official of the Kansas Pacific. The Comanche Crossing Museum commemorates the 1870 "joining of the rails".
Geography
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Location of Strasburg, Colorado
Strasburg is located at 39°44'10" North, 104°19'43" West (39.736047, -104.328494)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.0 km² (7.7 mi²). 20.0 km² (7.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 1,402 people, 503 households, and 393 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 69.9/km² (181.1/mi²). There are 532 housing units at an average density of 26.5/km² (68.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 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. 2.85% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 503 households out of which 39.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% are married couples living together, 7.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% are non-families. 18.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.76 and the average family size is 3.14.
In the CDP the population is 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 are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $53,558, and the median income for a family is $61,157. Males have a median income of $42,097 versus $25,862 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $19,546. 6.4% of the population and 3.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.7% of those under the age of 18 and 11.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.