Penrose, Colorado
Encyclopedia
Penrose is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Fremont County
, Colorado
, United States
. The population was 4,070 at the 2000 census
. The Penrose Post Office has the ZIP Code
81240.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 33.4 square miles (86.5 km²), of which, 33.3 square miles (86.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.45%) is water.
of 2000, there were 4,070 people, 1,475 households, and 1,159 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 122.3 people per square mile (47.2/km²). There were 1,562 housing units at an average density of 46.9 per square mile (18.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.28% White, 0.22% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 1.72% from other races
, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.64% of the population.
There were 1,475 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples
living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,638, and the median income for a family was $40,383. Males had a median income of $35,981 versus $20,870 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $15,481. About 9.3% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Transport:
Penrose is located just north of the intersection of US 50 and CO 115; 115 runs north to become Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs. Penrose lies between Pueblo, CO, and Cañon City on US 50. Rail service existed briefly before World War I. The Fremont County airport 1V6, usually called the Cañon City airport, actually has a Penrose address.
Economics:
Many residents commute to work in Colorado Springs, or the prisons of Florence or Cañon City, or to the cement works southeast of town. Penrose has no traffic lights, a volunteer-run fire station, a trucking company, 2 gas stations (one on US 50 and one on CO 115), an elementary school (graduates attend high school in Florence CO), one doctor, a post office, a small grocery store, the Estes Industries
model rocket factory, a one small restaurant, 4 medical marijuana dispensaries, and several other businesses.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Fremont County
Fremont County, Colorado
Fremont County is the thirteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county is named for explorer and presidential candidate John C. Frémont. The county population was 46,824 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Cañon City. The Cañon City...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 4,070 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The Penrose Post Office has the ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
81240.
Geography
Penrose is located at 38°25′36"N 105°0′27"W (38.426756, -105.007568).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 33.4 square miles (86.5 km²), of which, 33.3 square miles (86.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.45%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 4,070 people, 1,475 households, and 1,159 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 122.3 people per square mile (47.2/km²). There were 1,562 housing units at an average density of 46.9 per square mile (18.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.28% White, 0.22% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 1.72% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.64% of the population.
There were 1,475 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,638, and the median income for a family was $40,383. Males had a median income of $35,981 versus $20,870 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $15,481. About 9.3% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Transport:
Penrose is located just north of the intersection of US 50 and CO 115; 115 runs north to become Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs. Penrose lies between Pueblo, CO, and Cañon City on US 50. Rail service existed briefly before World War I. The Fremont County airport 1V6, usually called the Cañon City airport, actually has a Penrose address.
Economics:
Many residents commute to work in Colorado Springs, or the prisons of Florence or Cañon City, or to the cement works southeast of town. Penrose has no traffic lights, a volunteer-run fire station, a trucking company, 2 gas stations (one on US 50 and one on CO 115), an elementary school (graduates attend high school in Florence CO), one doctor, a post office, a small grocery store, the Estes Industries
Estes Industries
Estes Industries is a company based in Penrose, Colorado, USA that designs and builds model rocket and model aircraft engines and kits. They were the best known model rocket company during the "golden age of rocketry" in the 1970s and early 1980s, competing primarily with Centuri Engineering and a...
model rocket factory, a one small restaurant, 4 medical marijuana dispensaries, and several other businesses.