Kittredge, Colorado

History

The Kittredge Post Office has been in operation since 1923. C. M. Kittredge, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.

Geography

Kittredge is located in the valley of Bear Creek. Colorado State Highway 74 leads east down Bear Creek Canyon 8 mi to Morrison and southwest (upstream) 2 mi to Evergreen.

The Kittredge CDP has an area of 4.881 km2, including 0.0012 km2 of water.

Demographics

There were 400 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 40.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,982, and the median income for a family was $57,143. Males had a median income of $38,571 versus $31,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,455. About 3.2% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Kittredge is under scrutiny after suing a woman in the town for access to her backyard. Three of the officials have been under scrutiny when the woman went public with her allegations, accusing three of the officials of denying her constitutional rights, as well as land-grabbing.

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Kittredge CDP for the United States Census 2000. |2000| 954 |2010|1,304 |2020|1308

Education

Kittredge is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools.

Notable residents

Kittredge is the home of former U.S. Senator and U.S. Presidential aspirant Gary Hart.

References

References

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