Editing Bonanza, Colorado

{{short description|A statutory town in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.}}
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'''Bonanza''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|statutory town]] located in [[Saguache County, Colorado|Saguache County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=COMun/> The town population was 17 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name=2020_Census/> Formerly known as '''Bonanza City''', Bonanza is a [[ghost town|largely abandoned]] former [[silver]] [[mining]] [[town]]. ''Bonanza'' is a [[Spanish language]] word meaning prosperity.

==History==
In 1880, Tom Cooke of [[Salida, Colorado|Salida]] stumbled upon ore deposits while searching for horses. Prospectors flocked to this location and the town of Bonanza City was founded. The Bonanza, Colorado, post office opened on August 12, 1880,<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 the Town of Bonanza City was incorporated on January 13, 1881.<ref name=MuniIncCO/> In the first two years of its existence, its population ballooned to between 1,000 and 1,500.  At the time, population of mining towns was determined by the number of [[Western saloon|saloon]]s and [[dance hall]]s instead of a census taker and at this time, Bonanza City had 36 saloons and 7 dance halls.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bulletin - Colorado Geological Survey|url=https://archive.org/details/bulletincolorad00survgoog|year=1916|publisher=Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, State of Colorado|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bulletincolorad00survgoog/page/n57 9]–10}}</ref> The Bonanza post office closed on May 14, 1938. The town shortened its name to the Town of Bonanza.
[[File:Rawley Mine Commissary $1.00 Token.gif|thumb|left|[[Token coin]] with the value of $1.00, issued by the Rawley Mine Commissary in Bonanza]]
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==Geography==
At the [[2020 United States census]], the town had a total area of {{convert|1.133|km2|acre|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name=2020_Census/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 96
|1900= 141
|1910= 96
|1920= 91
|1930= 445
|1940= 140
|1950= 51
|1960= 19
|1970= 10
|1980= 8
|1990= 16
|2000= 14
|2010= 16
|2020= 17
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }}</ref> of 2000, there were 14 people, 7 households, and 3 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|31.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 33 housing units at an average density of {{convert|75.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 71.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 21.43% from two or more races.

There were 7 households, out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 57.1% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 7.1% under the age of 18, 28.6% from 18 to 24, 14.3% from 25 to 44, 50.0% from 45 to 64, . The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 180.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 160.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $63,750, and the median income for a family was $27,000. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $66,857. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].
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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]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224030/http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Bonanza.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Bonanza]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060908021924/http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/Bonanza.htm Bonanza Colorado Townsite Ghost town]
* [http://www.saguache.org/towns/bonanza/index.html Bonanza: A History of Mining]
* [http://www.coloradoguy.com/bonanza-colorado.htm Photos by Steve Garufi]
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[[Category:1880 establishments in Colorado]]
[[Category:Geography of Saguache County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Ghost towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:History of Colorado]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Colorado]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1880]]
[[Category:Towns in Saguache County, Colorado]]