Editing Towaoc, Colorado

{{short description|A Census Designated Place in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States}}
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'''Towaoc'''{{Refn|Pronounced {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Towaoc.ogg|t|ɔɪ|ɔː|k|}}.<ref name=eichler>{{cite book|last=Eichler|first=Geo. R.|title=Colorado Place Names|location=Boulder|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|year=1977|isbn=978-0-933472-26-6}}</ref>}} is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP), a [[post office]], and the capital of the [[Ute Mountain Ute Tribe]] located on the [[Ute Mountain Reservation]] in [[Montezuma County, Colorado|Montezuma County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The Towaoc post office has the [[ZIP Code]] 81334 ([[post office box]]es).<ref name=ZIPcode/> At the [[United States Census 2020]], the population of the Towaoc CDP was 1,120.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020 />

==History==
The Towaoc, Colorado, post office opened on April 1, 1915.<ref name=CPO>{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=[[Colorado Railroad Museum|Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation]]|location=[[Golden, Colorado]]|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}</ref> The [[Ute Mountain Reservation]] was created on June 6, 1940.<ref name=Ute_Mountain>{{cite web|url=https://thorpe.law.ou.edu/IRA/utemtcons.html|title=Constitution and Bylaws of the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah|author=[[Ute Mountain Ute Tribe|Ute Mountain Tribe]]|date=June 6, 1940|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>

Old Towaoc, located at the base of [[Ute Mountain]], is approximately {{convert|2|mi|0}} west of US Highways [[U.S. Route 491|491]]-[[U.S. Route 160|160]], and includes various tribal and BIA governmental buildings and housing areas, including the tribal offices of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}  In recent years, a small complex has been developed directly on US Highway 491–160 at the junction of the road into the original town.

==Geography==
Towaoc is located east of [[Sleeping Ute Mountain]], a sacred mountain of the [[Ute people]], and northeast of the [[Four Corners Monument]].

At the [[2020 United States census]], the Towaoc CDP had an area of {{convert|9.284|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020 />

==Education==
Towaoc is served by [[Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1]].

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations|align  = left
|title  = Towaoc CDP, Colorado
|type   = US
|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|1990|  700
|2000|1,097
|2010|1,087
|2020|1,120
}}

The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Towaoc CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[1990 United States census]].}}

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! Languages (2000) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results|title=Data Center Results}}</ref> !! Percent 
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| Spoke [[English language|English]] at home || 47.18%
|-
| Spoke [[Colorado River Numic language|Colorado River Numic]] at home || 45.99%
|-
| Spoke [[Navajo language|Navajo]] at home || 5.31%
|-
| Spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]] at home || 1.08%
|-
| Spoke [[Cheyenne language|Cheyenne]] at home || 0.43%
|}

<!-- As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,069 people, 329 households, and 266 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|317.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 366 housing units at an average density of {{convert|105.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 94.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.46% of the population.

There were 329 households, out of which 52.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 32.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 10.8% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $1,405, and the median income for a family was $1,796. Males had a median income of $1,583 versus $1,658 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $531.  About 9.0% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 49.3% of those under age 18 and 27.3% of those age 65 or over. -->
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado|Native Americans}}
*[[Bibliography of Colorado]]
*[[Geography of Colorado]]
**[[Ute Mountain Reservation]]
*[[History of Colorado]]
**[[Weeminuche Band of Utes]]
*[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
*[[List of Colorado-related lists]]
**[[List of census-designated places in Colorado]]
**[[List of populated places in Colorado]]
**[[List of post offices in Colorado]]
*[[Outline of Colorado]]
*[[Ute people]]
**[[Wʉgama Núuchi]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
* [https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/towaoc Towaoc @ Colorado.com]
* [https://www.uncovercolorado.com/towns/towaoc/ Towaoc @ UncoverColorado.com]
* [http://www.utemountainutetribe.com/ Ute Mountain Ute Tribe website]
** [http://www.utemountaintribalpark.info/ Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park]
** [https://www.utemountaincasino.com/ Ute Mountain Casino Hotel]
* [https://montezumacounty.org/ Montezuma County website]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Montezuma County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Colorado]]
[[Category:Gambling localities in Colorado]]
[[Category:Seats of government of American Indian reservations]]
[[Category:Ute Mountain Ute Tribe]]