Editing Cokedale, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{redirect|Cokedale|the place in Kansas|Cokedale, Kansas}}
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|postal_code          = [[Trinidad, Colorado|Trinidad CO]] 81082
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'''Cokedale''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] located in [[Las Animas County, Colorado|Las Animas County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=COMun/>  The town population was 127 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name=2020_Census/>

==History==
Cokedale is a former [[coal mining]] town. The mine shut down in 1947.  The town was 5 miles away from the epicenter of a [[2011 Colorado earthquake|5.3 earthquake on August 23, 2011]].

Much of the town is included in the [[Cokedale Historic District]], which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Geography==

At the [[2020 United States census]], the town had a total area of {{convert|0.531|km2|acre|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name=2020_Census/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1950= 214
|1960= 219
|1970= 101
|1980= 90
|1990= 116
|2000= 139
|2010= 129
|2020= 127
|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]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 139 people, 62 households, and 40 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|685.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 86 housing units at an average density of {{convert|423.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 89.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 43.17% of the population.
[[File:Cokedale.JPG|thumb|left|225px|The Coke Ovens of Cokedale.]]

[[File:Coke-Ovens---Cokedale-CO.jpg|thumb|left|225px|Another view of the ovens.]]
There were 62 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,958, and the median income for a family was $40,179. Males had a median income of $20,000 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,503. There were 7.3% of families and 6.9% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of under eighteens and 5.1% of those over 64.
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==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[Spanish Peaks]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://townofcokedale.colorado.gov/ Town of Cokedale website]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Cokedale.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Cokedale]
*[http://www.sangres.com/colorado/lasanimas/cokedale.htm Cokedale @ Sangres.com]
*[https://westernmininghistory.com/towns/colorado/cokedale/ Cokedale: Western Mining History]

{{Las Animas County, Colorado}}
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[[Category:Towns in Las Animas County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in Colorado]]