Editing Eckley, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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|name                     = Eckley, Colorado
|settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]]<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_skyline            = Eckley Co Town Center.JPG
|image_caption            = "Pedal the Plains" event (2012)
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|image_seal               =

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|image_map                = Yuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Eckley Highlighted 0823025.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Yuma County, Colorado|Yuma County]] and [[Colorado]]
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<!-- Location -->
|coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|6|49.96|N|102|29|26.73|W|region:US-CO_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Colorado]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Colorado|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Yuma County, Colorado|Yuma]]<ref name=COMun/>
|subdivision_type3        =
|subdivision_name3        =

<!-- Established -->
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         =
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = June 16, 1920<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 | accessdate = September 2, 2007}}</ref>
|named_for                = Adam Eckles

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|government_footnotes     =
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              =

<!-- Area -->
|area_footnotes           = <ref name=2020_Census>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/rdo/summary-files.html|title=Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], [[United States Department of Commerce]]|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         =
|area_land_sq_mi          =
|area_water_sq_mi         =
|area_total_km2           = 1.225
|area_land_km2            = 1.225
|area_water_km2           = 0.000
|unit_pref                = Imperial

<!-- Elevation -->
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 3895

<!-- Population -->
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=2020_Census/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 232
|pop_est_footnotes        =
|pop_est_as_of            =
|population_est           =
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_density_km2   = auto

<!-- General information -->
|timezone1                = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset1              = −7
|timezone1_DST            = MDT
|utc_offset1_DST          = −6
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 80727<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]] | accessdate = September 9, 2007 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101104123722/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | archivedate = November 4, 2010 }}</ref>
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 970|970]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|08|23025}} <ref name=gnis/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 183026 <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis2|183026|Eckley, Colorado}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://townofeckley.colorado.gov/}}
}}

'''Eckley''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|statutory town]] located in [[Yuma County, Colorado|Yuma County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  The town population was 232 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name=2020_Census/>

==History==
A post office called Eckley has been in operation since the 1880s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=June 25, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |archivedate=March 6, 2016 }}</ref> The community derives its name from Adam Eckles, a rancher.<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>

==Geography==
Eckley is located at {{coord|40|6|43|N|102|29|20|W|type:city}} (40.111956, -102.488986).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

At the [[2020 United States census]], the town had a total area of {{convert|1.225|km2|acre|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name=2020_Census/>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Eckley has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=291650&cityname=Eckley%2C+Colorado%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Eckley, Colorado]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 332
|1930= 359
|1940= 358
|1950= 295
|1960= 207
|1970= 193
|1980= 262
|1990= 211
|2000= 278
|2010= 257
|2020= 232
|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 278 people, 100 households, and 66 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|591.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 120 housing units at an average density of {{convert|255.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 85.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.80% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 10.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 19.42% of the population.

There were 100 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.53.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 37.1% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,500, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $14,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,194.  About 17.8% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.9% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
*[[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]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://townofeckley.colorado.gov/ Town of Eckley website]
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Eckley.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Eckley]

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[[Category:Towns in Yuma County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]