Campion is an unincorporated community

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 in Larimer County

Larimer County, Colorado

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, Colorado

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, United States

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. The population was 1,832 at the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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, at which time it was a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 (CDP); the community was not enumerated separately in the 2010 census. Located between Loveland

Loveland, Colorado

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 and Berthoud

Berthoud, Colorado

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 along U.S. Route 287

U.S. Route 287

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, it was named for John F. Campion

John F. Campion

John Francis Campion was the wealthy owner of several hard rock mines in the Leadville, Colorado area. After 1900, he made a second fortune growing sugar beets. The community of Campion, Colorado is named after him. Campion is a somewhat obscure figure today, but was well known in his day. His big...

, who helped establish the sugar beet

Sugar beet

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 industry in northern Colorado in the late 19th century.

Geography

Campion is located at 40°20′54"N 105°5′21"W (40.348257, -105.089095).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the CDP had a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²) of it was land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.53%) was water.

Demographics

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 1,832 people, 641 households, and 510 families residing in the CDP. The population density

Population density

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 was 485.5 people per square mile (187.6/km²). There were 653 housing units at an average density of 173.0 per square mile (66.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.19% White, 0.11% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 3.28% from other races

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, and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.48% of the population.

There were 641 households out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,813, and the median income for a family was $53,611. Males had a median income of $42,563 versus $26,719 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the CDP was $21,812. 2.5% of the population and 3.6% of families were below the Out of the total population, none of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

See also

• Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area
  Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area
  The Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area located in the Fort Collins and Loveland region of the U.S. state of Colorado. The Fort Collins-Loveland MSA is defined as Larimer County, Colorado. The Census Bureau...
  
  
• Front Range Urban Corridor
  Front Range Urban Corridor
  The Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The corridor derives its name from the Front Range, the mountain range that defines the west central boundary of the...
  
  
• List of cities and towns in Colorado