Editing Starkville, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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 | population_total         = 62
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 | postal_code              = 81082
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'''Starkville''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|statutory town]] in [[Las Animas County, Colorado|Las Animas County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The population was 62 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census.]]<ref name="Census 2020" />

==History==
The town was named for Albert G. Stark, a coal mine owner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9704|title=Profile for Starkville, Colorado|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|accessdate=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701064401/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9704|archive-date=July 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The community was formerly a [[company town|company-owned]] [[coal mining|coal]]-[[mining town]] owned and operated by the [[Colorado Fuel and Iron Company]]. On October 8, 1910, an explosion at the Starkville mine killed 56 miners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/library/2012/08/24/starkville-explosion-1910-killed-56-men/3531/|title=1910 Explosion at the Starkville Mine Killed 56 Men|work=[[The Denver Post]]|date=August 24, 2012|access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> Exactly a month later, an explosion at the nearby [[Victor-American Fuel Company]] mine in [[Delagua, Colorado|Delagua]] killed 76. Miners from Starkville aided in the recovery efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://huerfanoworldjournal.com/death-at-delagua/|title=Death at Delagua|work=World Journal|location=[[Huerfano County, Colorado|Huerfano]], [[Las Animas County, Colorado|Las Animas]]|date=November 15, 2015|access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |title=2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2014.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=March 9, 2015}}</ref> Starkville is {{cvt|4|mile|km}} south of [[Trinidad, Colorado|Trinidad]] and {{cvt|8|mile|km}} from the border with [[New Mexico]] at [[Raton Pass]].<ref>Google Earth</ref> In the 19th century the [[Santa Fe Trail]] passed through the community. Starkville is adjacent to [[Interstate 25]] and the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 928
|1960= 261
|1970= 166
|1980= 127
|1990= 104
|2000= 128
|2010= 59
|2020= 62
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|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}

=== 2010 census ===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 59 people, 26 households, and 30 families living in the town. There were 35 housing units. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 55.9% White, 1.7% Native American, 37.3% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 72.9% of the population.

Of the 26 households 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.8% of households were one person and 11.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.76.

The age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 19, 6.8% from 20 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% 65 or older. The median age was 44.5 years.

The median household income was $46,250 and the median family income was $51,250.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] there were 128 people, 42 households, and 30 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,245.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 53 housing units at an average density of {{convert|515.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 71.88% White, 3.91% Native American, 14.84% from other races, and 9.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 64.06%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 9, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 42 households 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.4% of households were one person and 11.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.55.

The age distribution was 27.3% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The median household income was $42,708 and the median family income was $50,000. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $19,844 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,297. There were 5.3% of families and 10.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 18.2% of under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64.
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==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[Raton Pass]]
*[[Santa Fe National Historic Trail]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Starkville.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Starkville]

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[[Category:Towns in Las Animas County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]