Editing Wiley, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Prowers County, Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|name                     = Wiley, Colorado
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Colorado]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Prowers County, Colorado|Prowers]]<ref name=COMun>{{cite web | url = http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html | title = Active Colorado Municipalities | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Local Affairs | accessdate = September 1, 2007}}</ref>
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|established_date2        = January 28, 1909<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             = 3740

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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wiley_town,_Colorado?g=160XX00US0885045 |title=Wiley town; Colorado |author=United States Census Bureau|date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=April 20, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|postal_code              = 81092
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|area_code                = [[Area code 719|719]]
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'''Wiley''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|statutory town]] in [[Prowers County, Colorado|Prowers County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  The population was 437 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==Description==
A post office called Wiley has been in operation since 1907.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref> The community was named after W. M. Wiley, a first settler.<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=58|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=52}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1910= 197
|1920= 565
|1930= 589
|1940= 413
|1950= 417
|1960= 383
|1970= 357
|1980= 425
|1990= 406
|2000= 483
|2010= 405
|2020= 437
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
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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 2010, there were 405 people, 162 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,384.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 196 housing units at an average density of {{convert|558.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7%  [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5%  [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 13.8% from  [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.7% from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 25.2% of the population.

There were 162 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,294, and the median income for a family was $32,143. Males had a median income of $30,156 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,115. About 13.1% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}}

==Transportation==
'''Highway''': Wiley is 0.2 miles east of [[U.S. Route 287 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 287]].

'''Rail''': (Historical information)  Wiley was once served by the Arkansas Valley subdivision of the [[Acheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Acheson, Topeka and Santa Fe railway]].

==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Colorado]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Wiley, Colorado}}
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/WILEY.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Wiley]

{{Prowers County, Colorado}}
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[[Category:Towns in Prowers County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]