Editing Loghill Village, Colorado

{{short description|Census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado, United States}}
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'''Loghill Village''' is a [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) in and governed by [[Ouray County, Colorado|Ouray County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The CDP is a part of the [[Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population of the Loghill Village CDP was 617 at the [[United States Census 2020]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> The [[Ridgway, Colorado|Ridgway]] [[post office]] ([[Zip Code]] 81432) serves Loghill Village postal addresses.<ref name=ZIPcode/>

==Geography==
Loghill Village is located on Log Hill Mesa north of the town of Ridgway and northeast of Pleasant Valley. Loghill Village borders [[Ridgway State Park]] and [[Eldredge, Colorado|Eldredge]], though there is no direct road access between the two. Via road, Loghill Village is nearest to the town of [[Ridgway, Colorado|Ridgway]] which can be seen from its position on the [[mesa]].

Loghill is primarily covered in large [[Ponderosa Pine]] trees, piñons and junipers. Wildlife is abundant on the Mesa with a fairly large population of Mule Deer, Elk, Bobcats, Lynxes, Black Bears (of various colors), wild turkeys and an occasional sighting of [[mountain lions]]. Almost 1,000 feet higher than Ridgway, the types and sizes of [[flora]] vary greatly. For example, [[Aspen tree]]s are seen here and there on the mesa, as opposed to the lower Ridgway valley where they are scarce. Aspens can be seen more abundantly in the foothills and mid mountain areas of the San Juan Mountains and Cimarrons.

The Loghill Village CDP has an area of {{convert|15.874|km2|acres|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>{{clear left}}

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{Historical populations
|title  = Loghill Village CDP, Colorado
|type   = US
|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|2000|311
|2010|521
|2020|617
}}}}<!-- As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 311 people, 135 households, and 113 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|56.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 185 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.96% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.32% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.29% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 135 households, out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.47.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 1.3% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 45.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,958, and the median income for a family was $69,792. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $27,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $30,034. About 5.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Loghill Village CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[United States Census 2000]].}}{{clear|left}}

==Communities==
Loghill Village is divided into two main communities by a shallow gorge, a common greenbelt, running southwest to northeast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Loghill Village CDP Limits Map |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?t=p&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.19745,-107.779484&spn=0.047689,0.092096&z=14 |publisher=Google |accessdate=April 18, 2011}}</ref>

* '''Fairway Pines''' - A [[golf course]] [[residential community]] in the northwest of Loghill Village. All the streets in Fairway Pines take their names from animals.<ref name="gmaps" />
* '''Fisher Canyon''' - A community north of Loghill Village with access via County Road 1.
* '''Loghill Village''' - Occupying the southeast of Log Hill mesa where most of the streets take their names from trees.<ref name="gmaps">{{cite web |title=Loghill Village CDP Limits Map |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.198259,-107.779999&spn=0.047689,0.092096&z=14 |publisher=Google |accessdate=April 18, 2011}}</ref> This community gives its name to the larger community (CDP).

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
The nearest airport with scheduled service is [[Montrose Regional Airport]], located approximately {{convert|25|mi|km}} to the north via road, {{convert|19|mi|km}} northwest.<ref name="LogHill">{{cite web |title=Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Loghill Village, United States |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/US/CO/Loghill_Village.html |accessdate=April 22, 2011}}</ref> Loghill Village can be reached by exiting west off of [[U.S. Route 550]] and north off [[Colorado State Highway 62|State Highway 62]]. The latter road is also part of the [[San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway]].<ref name=byways>{{cite web |url=http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2101/index.html |title=San Juan Skyway |publisher=American's Byways |accessdate=2011-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107054131/http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2101/index.html |archive-date=2011-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Colorado]]
* [[Ridgway State Park]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Loghill Village, Colorado}}
* {{official website|http://loghillvillage.org/}}
* [https://ouraycountyco.gov/ Ouray County website]
* [https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Ridgway Ridgway State Park]

{{Ouray County, Colorado}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Ouray County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Colorado]]