Editing Clifton, Colorado

{{short description|Census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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| postal_code           = 81520 (Clifton)<br/>81504 ([[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]])
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'''Clifton''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and [[post office]] in and governed by [[Mesa County, Colorado|Mesa County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]]. It is part of the [[Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/clifton|title=Clifton is considered a suburb of Grand Junction|access-date=October 20, 2023}}</ref> The Clifton post office has the [[ZIP Code]] 81520.<ref name=ZIPcode/> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the Clifton CDP was 20,413.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
The Clifton Post Office has been in operation since 1900.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=24 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}</ref> The community was named for cliffs near the town site.<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=20|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=14}}</ref>

==Geography==
Clifton is in central Mesa County, bordered to the west by the city of [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]] and to the northwest by unincorporated [[Fruitvale, Colorado|Fruitvale]]. The [[Colorado River]] forms the southern edge of the community. [[U.S. Route 6]] passes through the center of Clifton, leading west {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the center of Grand Junction and east the same distance to [[Palisade, Colorado|Palisade]]. [[Interstate 70]] passes along the northern edge of Clifton, with access from Exit 37 (I-70 Business). [[Colorado State Highway 141]] leads south from US 6, {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 50]]. The Clifton CDP has an area of {{convert|6.1|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.07|sqmi|2}}, or 1.20%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Education==
Clifton is within [[Mesa County Valley School District 51]]. The community is home to Clifton Elementary School and Mount Garfield Middle School. The students of Clifton are primarily served by [[Palisade High School]]. 

[[Colorado Mesa University Tech]] operates a community campus in Clifton, offering technical certificates and non-credit courses open to the public.

==Demographics==
<!-- As of the [[census]]< of 2000, there were 17,345 people, 6,327 households, and 4,694 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,558.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,640 housing units at an average density of {{convert|979.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.72% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 14.11% of the population.

There were 6,327 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,684, and the median income for a family was $34,542. Males had a median income of $30,418 versus $20,704 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,968. About 10.4% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
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{{Historical populations|align  = left
|title  = Clifton CDP, Colorado
|type   = US
|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|1970| 5223
|1980| 6597
|1990| 12671
|2000| 12238
|2010| 19889
|2020| 20413
}}

The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the Clifton CDP for the [[1980 United States census]].{{clear left}}

==See also==
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* [[List of census-designated places in Colorado]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/clifton Clifton @ Colorado.com]
* [https://www.uncovercolorado.com/towns/clifton/ Clifton @ UncoverColorado.com]
* [https://www.mesacounty.us/ Mesa County website]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Mesa County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Colorado]]