Editing Eaton, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Eaton, Colorado
|official_name            = Town of Eaton<ref name=COMun>{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/lgis/municipalities.jsf|title=Active Colorado Municipalities|publisher=[[Colorado Department of Local Affairs]]|access-date=October 16, 2021}}</ref>
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| image_caption            = Barn in Eaton, Colorado
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]]<ref name=COMun/>
| established_title        = 
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| established_date2        = December 5, 1892<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 | access-date = September 2, 2007}}</ref>
| government_type          = [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]]<ref name=COMun />
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| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Scott Moser
| leader_title1            = Mayor ''Pro Tem''
| leader_name1             = Lanie Isbell
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|area_total_km2           = 8.185
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| elevation_m             = 1475
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=2020_Census/>
|population_total         = 5,802
|population_density_sq_mi = 1,836
|population_metro         = 328,981 ([[List of metropolitan statistical areas|156th]])
|population_blank1_title  = [[Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area|CSA]]
|population_blank1        = 3,623,560 ([[List of primary statistical areas|17th]])
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|population_blank2        = 5,055,344
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]<ref name=ZIPcode>{{cite web|url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |title=ZIP Code Lookup |format=[[JavaScript]]/[[HTML]] |publisher=[[United States Postal Service]] |access-date=September 9, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104123722/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |archive-date=November 4, 2010 }}</ref>
| postal_code              = 80615
| area_code                = [[Area code 970|970]]
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| blank_info               = 08-22860
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| blank1_info              = 0204691
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.eatonco.org/}}
| footnotes                = 
}}

The '''Town of Eaton''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] located in [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=COMun/> The town population was 5,802 at the [[2020 United States census]], a +32.92% increase since the [[2010 United States Census]].<ref name=2020_Census/> Eaton is a part of the [[Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and the [[Front Range Urban Corridor]].

==History==
The town is named after [[Benjamin Harrison Eaton]],<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=25|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n112 113]}}</ref> a pioneer of [[irrigation]] who played a leading role in transforming the arid prairie of the [[Great Plains]] east of Colorado's [[Front Range]] into a thriving agricultural region with water brought from the nearby [[Rocky Mountains]] in the late 19th century. Much of the farming country around Eaton, Colorado continues to depend on the irrigation systems engineered by Eaton and others to this day. Eaton later served as [[Governor of Colorado]] from 1885 to 1887. The town of Eaton was incorporated in 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Eaton-Colorado.html|title=Eaton, Colorado|publisher=City-Data.com|access-date=September 7, 2012}}</ref> Eaton was first named Eatonton to avoid conflict with the [[Eastonville, Colorado|Easton]] post office in [[El Paso County, Colorado|El Paso county]]. When Easton had changed its name to Eastonville, the last syllable of Eatonton was dropped, and the town has since been known as Eaton.<ref>{{Cite book|title=History of Eaton Colorado|last=Allison|first=Pauline|year=1942|pages=34|quote="Eaton was first christened Eatonton, to avoid conflict with the Easton postoffice in El Paso county. When Easton was changed to Eastonville, the last syllable of Eatonton was dropped, and the town has since been known as Eaton."}}</ref>

The first citizens of Eaton began to settle in 1880. One of the only occupations available was working on irrigation ditches from Eaton to [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The History of Eaton Colorado|last=Allison|first=Pauline|year=1936|pages=47|asin=B0008BWA9K|quote="In 1880, when the first few who were to become pioneer citizens of Eaton began to settle in the new country, ... there was no sign of occupation, except men working on irrigation ditches, until the colony fence four miles north of Greeley was reached."}}</ref>

On September 28, 1892, a petition was submitted to the county judge requesting that Eaton be incorporated. The petition had been signed by 36 residents, including Benjamin Eaton himself. The county judge ordered that an election be held to decide whether or not the remaining residents desired Eaton to be incorporated. 50 votes were cast, every one of them in favor of incorporation. Eaton's incorporation was effected on October 27, 1892.

==Geography==
Eaton is located at {{coord|40|31|46|N|104|42|47|W|type:city}} (40.529481, -104.713177),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the [[Denver, Colorado]]-[[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] mainline of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]], and along [[U.S. Route 85]], approximately 7 miles north of [[Greeley, Colorado]].

At the [[2020 United States census]], the town had a total area of {{convert|8.185|km2|acre|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name=2020_Census/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1900 = 384
| 1910 = 1157
| 1920 = 1289
| 1930 = 1221
| 1940 = 1322
| 1950 = 1276
| 1960 = 1267
| 1970 = 1389
| 1980 = 1932
| 1990 = 1959
| 2000 = 2690
| 2010 = 4365
| 2020 = 5802
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 5832
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| 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=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,690 people, 1,033 households, and 765 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|1,403.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,067 housing units at an average density of {{convert|556.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 91.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.78% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.76% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.64% of the population.

There were 1,033 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,314, and the median income for a family was $55,144. Males had a median income of $38,839 versus $27,292 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,816.  About 3.4% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|title=Town Manager's Office|url=http://www.eatonco.org/town-managers-office.htm|website=Eaton, Colorado|access-date=August 14, 2016}}</ref>

{{wide image|Eatoncolorado.jpg|1200px|The Town of Eaton, Colorado, USA.}}
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==Notable people==
Eaton can claim two active [[National Football League]] (NFL) players:

*[[Austin Ekeler]], current [[running back]] for the [[Washington Commanders]], attended and played [[high school football]] for The Fightin' Reds at [[Eaton High School (Colorado)|Eaton High School]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.greeleytribune.com/sports/eatons-austin-ekeler-makes-los-angeles-chargers-roster-northern-colorados-kyle-sloter-released-by-denver-broncos/ |title=Eaton's Austin Ekeler makes Los Angeles Chargers roster; Northern Colorado's Kyle Sloter released by Denver Broncos |last=Fernandez |first=Bobby |date=September 2, 2017 |work=Greeley Tribune |access-date=March 15, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/austinekeler/2559169/profile |title=Austin Ekeler, RB; NFL.com | access-date=September 23, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Trent Sieg]], current [[long snapper]] for the [[Las Vegas Raiders]], also attended Eaton High and played high school football for the Fightin' Reds.

==See also==
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*[[Colorado]]
**[[Bibliography of Colorado]]
**[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
**[[Outline of Colorado]]
*[[List of counties in Colorado]]
*[[List of municipalities in Colorado]]
*[[List of places in Colorado]]
*[[List of statistical areas in Colorado]]
**[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
**[[North Central Colorado Urban Area]]
**[[Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area]]
**[[Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.eatonco.org/ Town of Eaton website]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Eaton.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Eaton]

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