Editing Rico, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | name                     = Rico, Colorado
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 | motto                    = "A Slice of Paradise"
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 | government_type          = [[Colorado municipalities#Home rule municipality|Home rule municipality]]<ref name=COMun/>
 | leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_name              = Nicole Pieterse<ref name=board>{{cite web | url = http://50.87.249.190/~ricocolo/town-hall/ | title = Town Hall | publisher = Rico Colorado | accessdate = December 12, 2018}}</ref>
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 | established_date2        = February 25, 1880<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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 | elevation_ft             = 8773
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 | postal_code              = 81332
 | area_code                = [[Area code 970|970]]
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'''Rico''' is a town in [[Dolores County, Colorado|Dolores County]], [[Colorado]], United States. It was settled in 1879 as a [[silver mining]] center in the [[Pioneer Mining District]]; today it functions as a historic and tourism site. The population was 288 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> Its current form of government is that of a [[Colorado municipalities#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]].

Rico is a name derived from Spanish meaning "rich".<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=49|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=43}}</ref>

==Geography==
Rico is located in eastern Dolores County in the valley of the [[Dolores River]]. [[Colorado State Highway 145]] passes through the town as it follows the river, leading southwest {{convert|48|mi}} to [[Cortez, Colorado|Cortez]] and northeast over [[Lizard Head Pass]] {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Telluride, Colorado|Telluride]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Rico has an area of {{convert|2.0|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0864090| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rico town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 15, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Climate===
Rico experiences an  [[Subarctic climate|alpine subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfc'') with long, cold, very snowy winters and short, cool summers due to the high altitude and high precipitation year-round due to [[orographic lift]].
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|location = Rico, Colorado
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|Jan high F = 38.2
|Feb high F = 39.9
|Mar high F = 43.4
|Apr high F = 50.5
|May high F = 60.7
|Jun high F = 70.6
|Jul high F = 75.4
|Aug high F = 73.2
|Sep high F = 66.6
|Oct high F = 58.2
|Nov high F = 45.8
|Dec high F = 39.5
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|Jan low F = 5.2
|Feb low F = 7.6
|Mar low F = 13.4
|Apr low F = 20.9
|May low F = 28.2
|Jun low F = 33.7
|Jul low F = 40.3
|Aug low F = 39.6
|Sep low F = 32.7
|Oct low F = 24.8
|Nov low F = 14.8
|Dec low F = 7.2
|year low F=

|Jan precipitation inch = 2.48
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.15
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.44
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.81
|May precipitation inch = 1.65
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.31
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.78
|Aug precipitation inch =2.91
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.31
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.13
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.01
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.27
|year precipitation inch= 26.27
|Jan snow inch = 32.1
|Feb snow inch = 26.5
|Mar snow inch = 30.8
|Apr snow inch = 18.5
|May snow inch = 6.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.1
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0.5
|Oct snow inch = 7.6
|Nov snow inch = 21.5
|Dec snow inch = 26.2
|year snow inch = 171
|source = The Western Regional Climate Center <ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?corico
|title = RICO, COLORADO (057017)
|accessdate = December 18, 2015}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 894
|1890= 1134
|1900= 811
|1910= 368
|1920= 326
|1930= 447
|1940= 388
|1950= 212
|1960= 353
|1970= 275
|1980= 76
|1990= 92
|2000= 205
|2010= 265
|2020= 288
}}
<!--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 205 people, 104 households, and 47 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|268.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 197 housing units at an average density of {{convert|257.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 92.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.93% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.95% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.98% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.93% of the population.

There were 104 households, out of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.8% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.62.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 15.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 50.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 144.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 148.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $55,625. Males had a median income of $31,806 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,920. About 13.2% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.-->

[[File:Dey Building Rico CO.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dey Building]], built in 1892 and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]]]
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==Transportation==
Rico is part of Colorado's [[Bustang]] network. It is on the Durango-Grand Junction Outrider line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bustang Schedule |url=https://ridebustang.com/schedules/ |website=RideBustang |publisher=CDOT}}</ref> Rico was a water stop on the [[Rio Grande Southern Railroad]], the storied [[Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States|narrow gauge]] line running from [[Ridgway, Colorado|Ridgway]] to [[Durango, Colorado|Durango]] until the railroad was abandoned in 1952. The water tank used to refill the tenders of the steam locomotives still stands on the west side of the former grade, {{Years ago|1951}} years since it was last used.

==See also==
{{Portal|Colorado}}
*[[San Juan Mountains]]
*[[San Juan Skyway]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://townofrico.colorado.gov/ Town of Rico official website]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Rico.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Rico]
*Marty Durlin, [http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=17519 "A Rico Renaissance"], ''High Country News'', February 18, 2008

{{Dolores County, Colorado}}
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[[Category:Towns in Dolores County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:Former county seats in Colorado]]