Editing Manzanola, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Otero County, Colorado, United States}}
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'''Manzanola''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] in [[Otero County, Colorado|Otero County]], [[Colorado]], United States.  The town population was 341 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==Description==
A post office called Manzanola has been in operation since 1895.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 1, 2016}}</ref>  The town was named for an orchard near the original town site, ''Manzanola'' being a name derived from Spanish meaning "red apple".<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=40|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=34}}</ref>

Manzanola was previously known as Town of Grams Ranch, Town of Apishipa, and the Town of Catlin, in consecutive order.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fowlertribune.com/news/20190425/manzanola-united-methodist-church-enters-otero-county-historic-register|title=Manzanola United Methodist Church enters Otero County historic register|last=Fowler|first=Christian Burney|date=April 25, 2019|website=Fowler Tribune|language=en|access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Manzanola is located at {{coord|38|6|33|N|103|52|4|W|type:city}} (38.109096, -103.867739).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 428
|1920= 562
|1930= 578
|1940= 531
|1950= 543
|1960= 562
|1970= 451
|1980= 459
|1990= 437
|2000= 525
|2010= 434
|2020= 341
|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 525 people, 189 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,018.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 209 housing units at an average density of {{convert|803.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 74.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.57% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 20.76% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 45.14% of the population.

There were 189 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.57.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,196, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $15,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,598. About 23.2% of families and 30.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 45.4% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
Manzanola is part of Colorado's [[Bustang]] network. Is it along the Lamar-Pueblo-Colorado Springs Outrider line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bustang Schedule |url=https://ridebustang.com/schedules/ |website=RideBustang |publisher=CDOT}}</ref>
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==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Colorado]]
* [[Santa Fe Railway Manzanola Depot]]
* [[Manzanola Bridge]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Manzanola, Colorado}}
* [https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/manzanola State government website for Manzanola]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080418094351/http://www.cmca.gen.co.us/Municipality.cfm?MunicipalityID=245 Town of Manzanola contacts]
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/MANZANOLA.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Manzanola]

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