Cascade-Chipita Park, Colorado

History

The Cascade, Colorado, post office opened on August 16, 1887. The Chipita Park, Colorado, post office operated from March 9, 1935, until May 31, 1967, when it was merged into the Cascade post office

Geography

Cascade, Colorado, is located in western El Paso County at coordinates and elevation 7379 ft.

Chipita Park, Colorado, is located 2.7 mi northwest of Cascade at coordinates and elevation 7796 ft.

At the 2020 United States Census, the Cascade-Chipita Park CDP had an area of 34.864 km2, including 0.023 km2 of water.

Demographics

There were 713 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,719, and the median income for a family was $58,393. Males had a median income of $35,034 versus $30,647 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,073. About 1.2% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Cascade-Chipita Park for the 1990 United States census. |1990|1,479 |2000|1,709 |2010|1,655 |2020|1628

Education

Almost all of the CDP is in the Manitou Springs School District 14. A piece extends into the Lewis-Palmer School District 38.

References

References

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