Editing Ignacio, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
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The '''Town of Ignacio''' ([[Ute dialect]]: '''Piinuu''') is a [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] in [[La Plata County, Colorado]], United States.  The population was 852 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> Ignacio is the headquarters of the [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation]].

==History==
*On February 2, 1848, the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] ceded northern [[Mexico]] (including all of the future [[State of Colorado]]) to the [[United States]].<ref name=Guadalupe>{{USStat|9|922}}</ref>
*On December 30, 1849, [[Ute people|Chiefs of Ute]] signed the [[Peace Treaty of Abiquiú]] with the United States.<ref name=Abiquiú>{{cite web|url=http://resources.utulsa.edu/law/classes/rice/Treaties/09_Stat_984_Utah.htm|title=Treaty with the Utah|author=The [[United States|United States of America]] and the [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation#Capote|Capote]] and [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation#Mouache|Mouache Utes]]|date=December 30, 1849|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
*The [[Territory of Colorado]] was organized on February 28, 1861.
*The [[Consolidated Ute Reservation]] was created on March 2, 1868.<ref name=Ute_Treaty_of_1868>{{cite web|url=https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/llsl//llsl-c40/llsl-c40.pdf|page=619|title=Treaty between the United States of America and the Tabeguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Tampa, Grand River, and Uintah Bands of Ute Indians|author=The [[United States|United States of America]] and the [[Ute Nation]]|publisher=[[40th United States Congress|Fortieth United States Congress]]|date=March 2, 1868|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref> 
*On September 13, 1873, the [[Brunot Treaty]] removed the [[San Juan Mountains]] from the Consolidated Ute Reservation.<ref name=Brunot_Treaty>{{cite web|url=https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/llsl//llsl-c43/llsl-c43.pdf|page=36|title=An act to ratify an agreement with certain Ute Indians in Colorado, and to make an appropriation for carrying out the same|author=[[43rd United States Congress|Forty-third United States Congress]]|date=April 29, 1874|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
*[[La Plata County, Colorado|La Plata County]] was created on February 10, 1874.<ref name=COcounty/>
*The Territory of Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.
*On November 9, 1878, the Consolidated Ute Reservation was replaced by the much smaller [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation]].<ref name=Southern_Ute>{{cite web|url=http://images.library.wisc.edu/History/EFacs/CommRep/AnnRep79/reference/history.annrep79.i0026.pdf|title=Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes|author=[[United States|United States of America]] and the [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation#Capote|Capote]], [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation#Mouache|Mouache]], and [[Ute Mountain Ute Tribe|Weeminuche Utes]]|location=[[Pagosa Springs, Colorado]]|date=November 9, 1878|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
*The Ignacio, Colorado, post office opened on Jan 31, 1882<ref name=CPO>{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=[[Colorado Railroad Museum|Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation]]|location=[[Golden, Colorado]]|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}</ref>
*The Town of Ignacio was incorporated on July 7, 1913.<ref name=COMun/>

==Geography==

At the [[2020 United States census]], the town had a total area of {{convert|0.273|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1920= 290
|1930= 464
|1940= 555
|1950= 526
|1960= 609
|1970= 613
|1980= 667
|1990= 720
|2000= 669
|2010= 697
|2020= 852
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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<!--At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 669 people, 262 households, and 175 families in the town.  The population density was {{convert|2,449.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 303 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,109.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 51.27% White, 0.75% African American, 21.97% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 18.39% from other races, and 7.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.58%.<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 the 262 households 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.9% of households were one person and 11.1% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12.

The age distribution was 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% 65 or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median household income was $27,917 and the median family income  was $39,583. Males had a median income of $27,333 versus $20,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,803.  About 16.8% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.-->
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado|Native Americans}}
*[[Bibliography of Colorado]]
*[[Geography of Colorado]]
**[[Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area]]
**[[Southern Ute Indian Reservation]]
*[[History of Colorado]]
**[[Ben Nighthorse Campbell]]
**[[Old Spanish National Historic Trail]]
*[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
**[[Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum]]
*[[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]]
*[[Ute people]]
**[[Capote Band of Utes]]
**[[Muache Band of Utes]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
**[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/IGNACIO.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Ignacio]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
*[https://www.colorado.gov/ignacio Town of Ignacio Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080111032457/http://accessdurango.com/ Community Portal]
*[http://www.ignaciolibrary.org/ Ignacio Community Library Website]
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[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in La Plata County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Seats of government of American Indian reservations]]
[[Category:Southern Ute Indian Tribe]]