Ault, Colorado | |
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| Town of Ault | |
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 Location of the Town of Ault inWeld County, Colorado. | |
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| Coordinates:40°34′57″N104°43′55″W / 40.5825°N 104.7319°W /40.5825; -104.7319[3] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Weld[2] |
| Incorporated | April 11, 1904, as the Town of Bergdorf[4] |
| Named after | Alexander Ault |
| Government | |
| • Type | statutory town[1] |
| • Mayor | Gary "Butch" White |
| • MayorPro Tem | Rob Piotrowski |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.728 sq mi (4.476 km2) |
| • Land | 1.728 sq mi (4.476 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,938 ft (1,505 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,887 |
| • Density | 1,092/sq mi (422/km2) |
| • Metro | 328,951 (156th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80610[7] |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS pop ID | 180544 |
| GNIS town ID | 2411653 |
| FIPS code | 08-03950 |
| Website | www |
Ault is astatutory town located inWeld County,Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 1,887 at the2020 United States census, a +24.23% increase since the2010 United States census.[5] Ault is a part of theGreeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and theFront Range Urban Corridor.
First called High Land, the town's name was changed to Burgdorff Siding, sometimes called Bergdorf Switch (after a railroad worker, who died in an accident). The Ault, Colorado, post office opened on March 29, 1898.[8] The town was named after Alexander Ault, aFort Collins, Colorado resident and owner of a flour mill. Mr. Ault had helped to avert financial disaster to the agricultural base by purchasing the entire grain harvest during a year of severe economic hardship. The Town of Berdorf was incorporated on August 26, 1901, but was renamed the Town of Ault in 1904.
Much of the residential area of the town, as well as surrounding farmland, is on land given by the United States government to the Union Pacific Railroad, to be sold to finance railroad construction. A north–south segment of the railroad connecting Denver, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, passes through the town, parallel toU.S. Highway 85.On February 21, 1910, Rabbi I. Idleson of Denver, Colorado, purchased 640 acres (2.6 km2) for farming purposes near Ault, proposing "to employ Jewish farmers and devote land to practical philanthropy".[9] Little came of this venture, and within a few decades there were apparently no Jewish residents in the town.
Ault Public Emergency Radio Tower, a former emergency transmission facility, was located here.
Ault is located at40°35′2″N104°44′1″W / 40.58389°N 104.73361°W /40.58389; -104.73361 (40.583999, -104.733648),[10] at the intersection ofU.S. Highway 85 andState Highway 14.
At the2020 United States census, the town had a total area of 1,106 acres (4.476 km2), all of it land.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1910 | 569 | — | |
| 1920 | 769 | 35.1% | |
| 1930 | 737 | −4.2% | |
| 1940 | 761 | 3.3% | |
| 1950 | 866 | 13.8% | |
| 1960 | 799 | −7.7% | |
| 1970 | 841 | 5.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,056 | 25.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,107 | 4.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,432 | 29.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,519 | 6.1% | |
| 2020 | 1,887 | 24.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
As of thecensus[11] of 2000, there were 1,432 people, 540 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,123.7 inhabitants per square mile (820.0/km2). There were 560 housing units at an average density of 830.5 per square mile (320.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 79.47%White, 0.07%African American, 0.91%Native American, 0.42%Asian, 16.76% fromother races, and 2.37% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 30.24% of the population.
There were 540 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% weremarried couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,846, and the median income for a family was $43,304. Males had a median income of $32,270 versus $23,482 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $15,570. About 5.9% of families and 9.1% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
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