Editing Beulah Valley, Colorado

{{short description|A Census Designated Place in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States}}
{{For|the unincorporated community|Beulah, Colorado}}
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'''Beulah Valley''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Pueblo County, Colorado|Pueblo County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The CDP is a part of the [[Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population of the Beulah Valley CDP was 518 at the [[United States Census 2020]].<ref name=CO_CDP_2020 /> The [[Beulah, Colorado|Beulah]] [[post office]] {{nowrap|([[Zip Code]] 81023)}} serves the area.<ref name=ZIPcode/>

==History==
The town of Mace's Hole was settled in 1862.<ref name=ColoPlaceNames/> The town was named for Juan Maes, anglicized to "Mace," a bandit who used the valley for a hideout.<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=15|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=9}}</ref>  The Mace's Hole, Colorado Territory, post office opened on April 23, 1873,<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> and Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.<ref name=Colorado_Statehood_Proclamation>{{cite web |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-230-admission-colorado-into-the-union|title=Proclamation 230—Admission of Colorado into the Union|author=[[Ulysses S. Grant]] |date=August 1, 1876|publisher=The American Presidency Project|access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref> A local preacher took umbrage at the town's name and suggested the biblical name Beulah as a more wholesome alternative.<ref name=ColoPlaceNames/> The Mace's Hole post office was renamed Beulah on October 25, 1876.<ref name=CPO/> The name is a reference to Isaiah 62:4;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2062:4-5&version=9;|title = Isaiah 62:4-5 KJV - - Bible Gateway}}</ref> it comes from the Hebrew for "married."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/beulah-1|title = Answers - the Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions|website = [[Answers.com]]}}</ref>

[[Bishop Castle]], constructed by [[Jim Bishop (builder)|Jim Bishop]], otherwise known as a "one man castle", is located between Beulah and [[San Isabel, Colorado]].

==Geography==
At the [[2020 United States census]], the Beulah Valley CDP had an area of {{convert|6.662|km2|acres|order=flip}}, including {{convert|0.002|km2|acres|order=flip}} of water.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title  = Beulah Valley CDP, Colorado
|type   = US
|align  = left
|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|2000|1,164
|2010|556
|2020|518
}}

<!-- 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 1,164 people, 497 households, and 356 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 718 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6.5|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.77% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.01% of the population.

There were 497 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 37.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,369, and the median income for a family was $58,259. Males had a median income of $37,031 versus $33,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $23,252. About 1.6% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Beulah Valley CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[United States Census 2000]].}}{{clear left}}
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
*[[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]
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Pueblo County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pueblo County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Colorado]]