Editing Arboles, Colorado

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'''Arboles''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and a [[Census-designated place|census-designated place (CDP)]] on the [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation]] in southwestern [[Archuleta County, Colorado|Archuleta County]], [[Colorado]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|United States Census 2020]], the population of the Arboles CDP was 308. The town's name means "trees" in [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=13|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=7}}</ref> The Arboles post office has the [[ZIP code]] 81121.<ref name=ZIPcode/>

==History==
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878.<ref name=Southern_Ute>{{cite web|url=http://images.library.wisc.edu/History/EFacs/CommRep/AnnRep79/reference/history.annrep79.i0026.pdf|title=Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes|author=[[United States|United States of America]] and the [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation#Capote|Capote]], [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation#Mouache|Mouache]], and [[Ute Mountain Ute Tribe|Weeminuche Utes]]|location=[[Pagosa Springs, Colorado]]|date=November 9, 1878|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref> The Arboles, Colorado, post office opened on December 13, 1882.<ref name=CPO>{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=[[Colorado Railroad Museum|Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation]]|location=[[Golden, Colorado]]|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}</ref> Archuleta County was created on April 14, 1885.<ref name=COcounty/>

==Geography==
At the [[2020 United States census]], the Arboles CDP had an area of {{convert|15.981|km2|acres|order=flip}}, including {{convert|2.629|km2|acres|order=flip}} of water.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>

==Demographics==
<!-- As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 232 people, 104 households, and 79 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|44.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 169 housing units at an average density of {{convert|32.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 15.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 14.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 25.00% of the population.

There were 104 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 35.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $25,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,384. About 11.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.9% of those 65 or over. -->
The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Arboles CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[United States Census 2000]].}} In the 2020 census, Arboles had a population of 308, a 10% increase from the 2010 census.
{{Historical populations
|title  = Arboles CDP, Colorado
|type   = US
|align  = left
|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|2000|232
|2010|280
|2020|308
}}
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado|Native Americans}}
*[[List of census-designated places in Colorado]]
*[[List of populated places in Colorado]]
*[[List of post offices in Colorado]]
*[[Navajo Lake]]
*[[Navajo State Park]]
*[[Old Spanish National Historic Trail]]
*[[Southern Ute Indian Reservation]]
*[[Ute people]]
**[[Capote Band of Utes]]
**[[Muache Band of Utes]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{sister project links|Archuleta County, Colorado|auto=yes}}
*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
*[https://www.uncovercolorado.com/towns/arboles/ Arboles @ UncoverColorado.com]
*[https://www.alltrails.com/us/colorado/arboles Arboles @ AllTrails.com]
*[https://www.archuletacounty.org/ Archuleta County website]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Colorado]]
[[Category:Southern Ute Indian Tribe]]