Editing Bethune, Colorado

{{short description|A statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States}}
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|name                      = Bethune, Colorado
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|image_caption            = Bethune from County Road 40 and I70 (2019)
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Kit Carson County, Colorado|Kit Carson County]] and [[Colorado]].
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|elevation_ft            = 4259
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|subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name        = [[United States]]
|subdivision_type1       = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1       = [[SColorado]]
|subdivision_type2       = [[List of counties in Colorado|County]]
|subdivision_name2       = [[Kit Carson County, Colorado|Kit Carson]]<ref name=COcounty>{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicCounties.jsf|title=Colorado Counties|publisher=[[Colorado Department of Local Affairs]]|access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref>

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|established_title        = Founded
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|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = June 10, 1926<ref name=MuniIncCO>{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | accessdate = September 2, 2007}}</ref>
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|population_footnotes     = <ref name=2020_Census/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 183
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|timezone                = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset              = −07:00
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|utc_offset_DST          = −06:00
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 80805<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction_input |title= Zip Code Lookup |work=[[United States Postal Service]]}}</ref>
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 719|719]]
|blank_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS pop ID]]
|blank_info              = {{GNIS 4|195124}}
|blank1_name             = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS town ID]]
|blank1_info             = {{GNIS 4|2411684}}
|blank2_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank2_info             = {{FIPS|08|06530}}
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'''Bethune''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] located in [[Kit Carson County, Colorado|Kit Carson County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=GNIS/>  The town population was 183 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name=2020_Census/>  It is located along [[U.S. Route 24 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 24]] that is north of an exit on [[Interstate 70 in Colorado|Interstate 70]].

==History==
The Bethune, Colorado, post office opened on January 19, 1889.<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 Town of Bethune was incorporated on June 10, 1926.<ref name=MuniIncCO/>

==Geography==
Bethune is located at coordinates {{coord|39.3042|-102.4246|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-195124|display=inline}} at an elevation of {{convert|4259|ft}}.

At the [[2020 United States census]], the town had a total area of {{convert|0.420|km2|acre|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name=2020_Census/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1930= 97
|1940= 79
|1950= 71
|1960= 70
|1970= 99
|1980= 149
|1990= 173
|2000= 225
|2010= 237
|2020= 183
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}
According to the most recent Census Bureau demographics available, released in December 2018, Bethune has a population of 227, making it the 5th largest town or city in population out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest population in the area is Burlington, with a population of 5,468. Burlington is the county seat of Kit Carson County.

From the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 225 people, 74 households, and 58 families residing in Bethune.  The population density was {{convert|1,476.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 81 housing units at an average density of {{convert|531.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 73.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.89% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 23.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 31.11% of the population.

There were 74 households, out of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 35.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,958, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,994.  About 21.9% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 41.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Notable people==
Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Bethune include:
* [[Denver Pyle]] (1920-1997), actor<ref>{{cite web | title = Denver Pyle | publisher = IMDb | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701500/ | accessdate = June 21, 2016}}</ref>
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
*[[List of municipalities in Colorado]]
*[[List of populated places in Colorado]]
*[[List of post offices in Colorado]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
**[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Bethune.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Bethune]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
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[[Category:Towns in Kit Carson County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]