Editing Silverthorne, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{other uses|Silverthorn (disambiguation)}}
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The '''Town of Silverthorne''' is a [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]] in [[Summit County, Colorado|Summit County]], [[Colorado]]. According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]], the population of the city is 4,402.<ref name="Census 2020" />

==History==
The town was named for Judge Marshall Silverthorn who served as the judge of the [[miners' court]] in [[Breckenridge, Colorado|Breckenridge]]. The judge first came to town as a prospector and claimed a section of the Blue River in 1881. After patenting his claim in April 1882, he was disappointed to find the gold to be sparse and the claim a poor bet. The land passed to his daughters on his death in 1887 and was then sold several times to various mining companies. In 1953 Clayton Hill bought the property and subdivided it for homes and stores.<ref><[http://www.silverthorne.org]</ref>

Silverthorne served as a makeshift camp for workers during the construction of the [[Dillon Reservoir]] from 1961 to 1963, and later as a stop along [[Interstate 70]]. It was eventually incorporated on April 5, 1967.<ref name=MuniIncCO/>

The city has expanded several times since incorporation by annexation.

Since 2016, the town of Silverthorne has hosted the Silverthon Games, an annual competition featuring a seasonally-based slate of individual and team events, culminating with the heavily spectated Hummingbird Circle race.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silverthon Historic Results |url=http://thezatkoffs.com/silverthon/silverthon-results/ |website=Silverthon Results |accessdate=February 12, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Silverthorne is situated between the [[Gore Range]] to the west and the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] to the east. The two most visible mountains are Buffalo and Red Mountains. Also surrounding the valley are Ptarmigan, Tenderfoot, and Ten Mile Peaks.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.94%) is water.

==Climate==
Silverthorne has a highland-influenced [[subpolar climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] (''Dfc'') with warm summer days, cold nights year round, as well as cold and snowy winter days.

{{Weather box|location = Silverthorne (1981–2010, extremes 1910-2018)
| single line = Y
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan high F = 31.7
| Feb high F = 33.9
| Mar high F = 39.6
| Apr high F = 47.3
| May high F = 57.3
| Jun high F = 67.9
| Jul high F = 74.0
| Aug high F = 71.9
| Sep high F = 64.9
| Oct high F = 53.5
| Nov high F = 40.2
| Dec high F = 31.5
| year high F = 
| Jan low F = 1.8
| Feb low F = 4.0
| Mar low F = 11.7
| Apr low F = 18.8
| May low F = 27.3
| Jun low F = 33.7
| Jul low F = 39.0
| Aug low F = 38.2
| Sep low F = 30.7
| Oct low F = 22.0
| Nov low F = 12.6
| Dec low F = 3.8
| year low F = 
| Jan record high F = 61
| Feb record high F = 60
| Mar record high F = 63
| Apr record high F = 76
| May record high F = 80
| Jun record high F = 87
| Jul record high F = 89
| Aug record high F = 87
| Sep record high F = 84
| Oct record high F = 77
| Nov record high F = 65
| Dec record high F = 61
| year record high F = 
| Jan record low F = −44
| Feb record low F = −45
| Mar record low F = −38
| Apr record low F = −25
| May record low F = -8
| Jun record low F = 11
| Jul record low F = 22
| Aug record low F = 20
| Sep record low F = 4
| Oct record low F = −17
| Nov record low F = −30
| Dec record low F = −46
| year record low F = 
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.81
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.92
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.01
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.26
| May precipitation inch = 1.31
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.25
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.95
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.93
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.42
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.90
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.93
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.86
| year precipitation inch = 
| Jan snow inch = 14.7
| Feb snow inch = 15.7
| Mar snow inch = 16.5
| Apr snow inch = 15.8
| May snow inch = 5.6
| Jun snow inch = 0.7
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 1.4
| Oct snow inch = 6.6
| Nov snow inch = 14.1
| Dec snow inch = 15.0
| year snow inch = 
| unit precipitation days = 0.04 in
| Jan precipitation days = 6.7
| Feb precipitation days = 6.5
| Mar precipitation days = 7.5
| Apr precipitation days = 7.9
| May precipitation days = 7.2
| Jun precipitation days = 6.4
| Jul precipitation days = 9.1
| Aug precipitation days = 10.2
| Sep precipitation days = 7.5
| Oct precipitation days = 5.9
| Nov precipitation days = 6.7
| Dec precipitation days = 6.6
| year precipitation days = 
| unit snow days = 0.4 in
| Jan snow days = 9.5
| Feb snow days = 8.7
| Mar snow days = 9.4
| Apr snow days = 8.5
| May snow days = 3.3
| Jun snow days = 0.4
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0.7
| Oct snow days = 3.7
| Nov snow days = 8.1
| Dec snow days = 8.9
| year snow days = 
| source 1 = NWS NOWDATA —data from Dillon 1E 1981-2010
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1970= 400
|1980= 989
|1990= 1768
|2000= 3196
|2010= 3887
|2020= 4402
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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 3,196 people, 1,103 households, and 736 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,009.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,582 housing units at an average density of {{convert|499.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 82.17% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]], 1.00% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|African American]], 0.66% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Native American]], 0.75% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Asian]], 0.28% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Pacific Islander]], 11.17% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 3.97% from two or more races. [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] of any race were 23.50% of the population.

There were 1,103 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 14.8% from 18 to 24, 42.3% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 130.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 140.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,839, and the median income for a family was $61,715. Males had a median income of $31,983 versus $27,172 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $24,271. About 2.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty threshold]], including 6.1% of those under age 18, but none were age 65 or over.-->
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==Notable people==
Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Silverthorne include:
* [[Red Gerard]] (born 2000), [[Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle|Olympic gold medalist snowboarder]].
* [[Tieghan Gerard]] (born 1993), food blogger of [[Half Baked Harvest]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerard |first1=Tieghan |title=Nine Favorite Things. |url=https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/nine-favorite-things-241/ |website=Half Baked Harvest |access-date=October 31, 2023 |date=April 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name="MyBday2016">{{Cite web |last=Gerard |first=Tieghan |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Skinny Cajun Sweet Potato Fries with Garlic Cheese Sauce. |url=https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/skinny-cajun-sweet-potato-fries-with-garlic-cheese-sauce/ |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Half Baked Harvest}}</ref><ref name="NYTControversy2023">{{cite news |last1=Moskin |first1=Julia |title=The Star of Half Baked Harvest Inspires Loyalty — and Controversy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/dining/half-baked-harvest-tieghan-gerard.html |access-date=October 31, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Dan Gibbs]] (born 1976), Colorado state legislator<ref>{{cite web | title = Dan Gibbs' Biography | publisher = Vote Smart | url = http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/68235/dan-gibbs#.V2Q8prsrKXI | accessdate = June 17, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Sarah Hirshland]] (born 1975), chief executive officer of the [[United States Olympic Committee]]
* [[Mike Potekhen]] (born 1979), race car driver<ref>{{cite web | title = Mike Potekhen | publisher = ChampCarStats.com | url = http://www.champcarstats.com/ips/drivers/PotekhenMike.htm | accessdate = June 17, 2016 | archive-date = March 3, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175451/http://www.champcarstats.com/ips/drivers/PotekhenMike.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[Blue River (Colorado)|Blue River]]
*[[Dillon Reservoir]]
*[[White River National Forest]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Silverthorne, Colorado}}
* [http://www.silverthorne.org/ Town of Silverthorne website]
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/SILVERTHORNE.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Silverthorne]

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