Editing Avondale, Colorado

{{short description|Census-designated place in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States}}
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'''Avondale''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and [[post office]] located in [[Pueblo County, Colorado|Pueblo County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The CDP is a part of the [[Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The Avondale post office has the [[ZIP Code]] 81022.<ref name=ZIPcode/> At the [[United States Census 2020]], the population of the Avondale CDP was 594, while the population of the 81022 [[ZIP Code Tabulation Area]] was 1,624 including adjacent areas.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020 />

==History==
The Avondale, Colorado, post office opened on March 22, 1892.<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> The name Avondale is derived from [[Stratford-upon-Avon]].<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=14|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=8}}</ref>

==Geography==
At the [[2020 United States census]], the Avondale CDP had an area of {{convert|1.627|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title  = Avondale CDP, Colorado
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|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|2000|754
|2010|674
|2020|594
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<!-- 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 754 people, 251 households, 
and 200 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|205.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 276 housing units at an average density of {{convert|75.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 64.06% of the population.

There were 251 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,229, and the median income for a family was $31,071. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $24,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $10,529.  About 12.3% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over. -->

The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Avondale CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[United States Census 2000]].}}
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==See also==
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*[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
*[[List of census-designated places in Colorado]]
*[[List of populated places in Colorado]]
*[[List of post offices in Colorado]]
*[[Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
*[https://www.uncovercolorado.com/towns/avondale/ Avondale @ UncoverColorado.com]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Pueblo County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Colorado]]
[[Category:Colorado populated places on the Arkansas River]]