Editing Romeo, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
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'''Romeo''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] in [[Conejos County, Colorado|Conejos County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The population was 302 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> A post office called Romeo was established in 1901.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 9, 2016}}</ref> The community derives its name from the surname Romero.<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=50|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=44}}</ref>

==Geography==
Romeo is located in east-central Conejos County in the [[San Luis Valley]] region. [[U.S. Route 285]] runs along the western border of the town, leading north {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Alamosa, Colorado|Alamosa]] and south {{convert|12|mi}} to the [[New Mexico]] border and beyond. [[Colorado State Highway 142]] is the town's Main Street, with its western terminus at U.S. 285 and leading east {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Manassa, Colorado|Manassa]] and {{convert|32|mi}} to [[San Luis, Colorado|San Luis]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1930= 188
|1940= 392
|1950= 404
|1960= 339
|1970= 352
|1980= 308
|1990= 341
|2000= 375
|2010= 404
|2020= 302
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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 375 people, 117 households, and 93 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,603.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 132 housing units at an average density of {{convert|564.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 58.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 32.80% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 77.07% of the population.

There were 117 households, out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.63.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 37.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,306, and the median income for a family was $21,806. Males had a median income of $23,438 versus $21,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,175. About 30.5% of families and 34.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.2% of those under age 18 and 29.4% of those age 65 or over.-->
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==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[San Luis Valley]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080418094210/http://www.cmca.gen.co.us/Municipality.cfm?MunicipalityID=222 Town of Romeo contacts]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/ROMEO.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Romeo]

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