Editing Granada, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
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|name                     = Granada, Colorado
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|image_caption            = Aerial view (2023)
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|image_map                = Prowers County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Granada Highlighted 0831550.svg
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Colorado]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Prowers County, Colorado|Prowers]]<ref name=COMun/>
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|established_title        = Founded
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|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
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|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = July 25, 1887<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>
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|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=October 5, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 1.775
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|elevation_ft             = 3484

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 445
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|timezone1                = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset1              = −7
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|utc_offset1_DST          = −6
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|postal_code              = 81041
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 719|719]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|08|31550}} <ref name=gnis/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2412698 <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis2|2412698|Granada, Colorado}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/p/Town-Of-Granada-100067111577760/|Town Website}}
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'''Granada''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|statutory town]] in [[Prowers County, Colorado|Prowers County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/><ref name=COMun/> The town population was 445 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name=2020_Census/>

==History==
A post office called Granada has been in operation since 1873.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=June 25, 2016}}</ref> The community most likely takes its name from nearby [[Granada Creek]].<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=30|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=24}}</ref>

During [[World War II]], the [[Granada War Relocation Center]] (known to internees as [[Camp Amache]]) was located west of Granada as a [[Japanese American internment]] camp.  It opened in August 1942 and housed a maximum population of 7,318 citizens.

==Geography==
At the [[2020 United States census]], the town had a total area of {{convert|1.775|km2|acre|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name=2020_Census/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 121
|1890= 163
|1900= 204
|1910= 359
|1920= 308
|1930= 352
|1940= 342
|1950= 551
|1960= 593
|1970= 551
|1980= 557
|1990= 513
|2000= 640
|2010= 517
|2020= 445
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
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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 640 people, 198 households, and 151 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|889.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 233 housing units at an average density of {{convert|323.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 64.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 33.75% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 62.50% of the population.

There were 198 households, out of which 48.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.77.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 37.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,042, and the median income for a family was $31,750. Males had a median income of $22,167 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,561.  About 25.2% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.
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==Education==
Students are served by [[Granada Undivided High School]] whose mascot are the [[Bobcat]]s.

==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
* [[National Old Trails Road]]
* [[Santa Fe National Historic Trail]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.facebook.com/p/Town-Of-Granada-100067111577760/}}
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Granada.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Granada]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Granada-Colorado.html Granada @ city-data.com]

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