Editing Fowler, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
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|postal_code              = 81039
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'''Fowler''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|statutory town]] located in northwestern [[Otero County, Colorado|Otero County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=COMun/> The town population was 1,253 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name=2020_Census/>

==History==
Fowler was established as a railroad station on the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]. The town was originally named Oxford, for a large ox that was killed when crossing the railroad tracks.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.fowlercolorado.com/history.html|title=History |publisher=Fowler, Colorado|accessdate=July 12, 2012}}</ref> The [[Oxford, Colorado]], post office opened on April 27, 1882, but the name was changed to Fowler on on September 6, 1890. Fowler was named for Orson Squire Fowler, a [[phrenologist]] who founded the town.<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=28|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=22}}</ref> The Town of Fowler was incorporated on August 25, 1900.<ref name=MuniIncCO/>

==Geography==
Fowler is located along the [[Arkansas River]] and [[U.S. Route 50|U.S. highway route 50]] at coordinates {{coord|38.1292|-104.0233|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=inline}}.

At the [[2020 United States census]], the town had a total area of {{convert|1.458|km2|acre|order=flip}}, including {{convert|0.010|km2|acre|order=flip}} of water.<ref name=2020_Census/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 925
|1920= 1062
|1930= 968
|1940= 922
|1950= 1025
|1960= 1240
|1970= 1241
|1980= 1227
|1990= 1154
|2000= 1206
|2010= 1182
|2020= 1253
|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 1206 people, 521 households, and 330 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|2,468.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 591 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,209.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 95.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]], 1.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.99% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] or [[Hispanic]] of any race were 12.35% of the population.

There were 521 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,761, and the median income for a family was $32,143. Males had a median income of $25,536 versus $20,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,501.  About 11.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
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==Government==
The town has a small police department and fire department.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35334976 |title=Law and legal information directory |date=1997 |publisher=Gale Research Co |editor1=Steven R. Wasserman |editor2=Jacqueline Wasserman Monroe |editor3=Bonnie Shaw Pfaff |isbn=0-8103-4896-9 |edition=9 |location=Detroit, Mich. |oclc=35334976}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.fowlercolorado.com//contact.html |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=Fowler, Colorado}}</ref> In 1998, the magazine ''[[Westword]]'' included Fowler among examples of small police departments that struggled to hire or retain their police chiefs. Police chief Floyd Rogers was fired in 1997 after a string of controversies regarding the department's treatment of adolescents. After his firing a crowd of 60 adolescents rioted in Fowler, barricading [[U.S. Route 50]], setting fires, and vandalizing the police station and two police cars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez-Giese |first=Tony |title=Hell to the Chiefs |url=https://www.westword.com/news/hell-to-the-chiefs-5058375 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=Westword |language=en|date=February 26, 1998}}</ref>

==Education==
The [[Fowler School District]] has one elementary school and one high school. The high school mascot is the Grizzlies.

==Transportation==
Fowler is part of Colorado's [[Bustang]] network. It is along the Lamar-Pueblo-Colorado Springs Outrider line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bustang Schedule |url=https://ridebustang.com/schedules/ |website=RideBustang |publisher=CDOT}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Luke Hochevar]], Major League Baseball pitcher (2007–present); raised in Fowler and pitched at Fowler High School.<ref name="Hochevar">{{Cite web |last=Devlin |first=Neil H. |date=May 3, 2007 |title=The last Hochevar could be the best |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2007/05/03/the-last-hochevar-could-be-the-best/ |access-date=July 4, 2022 |website=The Denver Post}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="240" heights="160">
File:Arkansas River Fowler CO aerial.jpg|Aerial view of the Arkansas River at Fowler
Image:Fowler, CO, State Bank IMG 5641.JPG|Fowler State Bank building
Image:Fowler, CO, Fire Dept. and City Hall IMG 5644.JPG|Fowler Fire Department and City Hall on [[U.S. Route 50 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 50]]
Image:First Methodist Church, Fowler, CO IMG 5640.JPG|First [[Methodist]] Church of Fowler
Image:Fowler, CO, Historical Society IMG 5639.JPG|Fowler Historical Society
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
*[[Bibliography of Colorado]]
*[[Geography of Colorado]]
*[[History of Colorado]]
*[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
*[[List of Colorado-related lists]]
**[[List of municipalities in Colorado]]
**[[List of populated places in Colorado]]
**[[List of post offices in Colorado]]
*[[Outline of Colorado]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://fowlercolorado.com/ Town of Fowler]
*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
**[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Fowler.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Fowler]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
*[https://www.fowlercomuseum.org/ Fowler Historical Society Inc. & Museum]
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[[Category:Towns in Otero County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:Colorado populated places on the Arkansas River]]