Editing Moffat, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Saguache County, Colorado, United States}}
{{distinguish|Moffat County, Colorado}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}
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 | postal_code              = 81143
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The '''Town of Moffat''' is a [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Statutory town|statutory town]] in [[Saguache County, Colorado]], United States. The town population was 108 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==History==
Moffat was established in 1890 by the San Luis Town and Improvement Company and initially attracted many settlers. It was a major cattle-shipping point on the [[narrow gauge]] [[Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad]].<ref name = "Postmarks and Places">Pages 68 to 73 in ''Postmarks and Places'' by George Harlan, Golden Bell Press (Copyright 1976), trade paperback, 220 pages</ref>

The town was named after [[David Moffat|David H. Moffat]], a railroad official.<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=41|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=35}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1940= 149
|1950= 109
|1960= 104
|1970= 98
|1980= 105
|1990= 99
|2000= 114
|2010= 116
|2020= 108
|footnote=
}}
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 114 people, 54 households, and 30 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|82.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 66 housing units at an average density of {{convert|47.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town is 89.47% White, 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.88% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.88% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 14.91% of the population.

There were 54 households, out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,906, and the median income for a family was $28,333. Males had a median income of $14,750 versus $22,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,388. There were 20.0% of families and 25.2% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 41.4% of under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64.{{stack|[[File:Colorado17Moffat.JPG|thumb|[[Colorado State Highway 17|State Highway 17]] looking north toward Moffat, October 2010]]}}{{clear left}}

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

==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Colorado]]
* [[San Luis Valley]]
* [[Sangre de Cristo Range]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Moffat, Colorado}}
* {{official website|https://townofmoffat.colorado.gov/}}
* [http://www.sangres.com/colorado/saguache/moffat.htm Moffat page on Sangres.Com]
* [https://townofmoffat.colorado.gov/moffat/administration Town of Moffat contacts]
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/MOFFAT.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Moffat]
* [http://www.confluence.org/photo.php?visitid=9050&pic=ALL Images taken from {{convert|5.1|mi|km}} W of Moffat, Saguache, CO, USA]
* [http://www.saguache.org/towns/moffat/index.html Town of Moffat on the Saguache.org website]

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