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Encyclopedia > Buena Vista, Colorado
Town of Buena Vista
Location in Chaffee County and the state of Colorado
Location in Chaffee County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°50′20″N 106°7′58″W / 38.83889, -106.13278
Country     United States
State     Colorado
Counties Chaffee[1]
Incorporated (town) November 8, 1879[2]
Government
 - Type Statutory Town[1]
Area
 - Town 8.9 km²  (3.4 sq mi)
 - Land 8.9 km² (3.4 sq mi)
 - Water 0 km² (0 sq mi)
Elevation 2,428 m (7,965 ft)
Population (2000)
 - Town 2,195
 - Density 246.6/km² (645.6/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 81211[3]
Buena Vista at the foot of the Collegiate Mountains
Buena Vista at the foot of the Collegiate Mountains

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Buena Vista is located in central Colorado roughly midway between Salida and Leadville in the Upper Arkansas River Valley. The area between Buena Vista and Salida is often referred to as the "Banana Belt," due to its relatively mild winters though this is really a misconceptuion as it gets just as cold and windy as surrounding areas. The term "Banana Belt" actually refers to the fact that Buena Vista lies in the bottom floor of a wide valley and is a high mountian desert reciving less snow than surrounding areas. The town lies at the base of the 14,000+ peaks of the Collegiate Peaks, Mt. Princeton, Mt. Yale, Mt. Columbia, and Mt. Harvard, of the Sawatch Range. In summer, Buena Vista is a popular access point for world-class whitewater rafting, kayaking, and fly fishing on the Arkansas River, and mountain climbing and backpacking on local 14ers and the Colorado Trail. Sizable elk and deer herds attract hunters in the winter months, and bighorn sheep, mountain goats, and antelope are also indigenous to the area. Salida may refer to: Salida, Colorado Salida, California This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... View of Mount Massive looking west from Harrison Street in downtown Leadville Leadville is the county seat of Lake County, Colorado. ... The term banana belt is a typical informal geographic term used to describe a relatively small region in an area (such as a state, a part of a state, a mountain range, etc. ... The term banana belt is a typical informal geographic term used to describe a relatively small region in an area (such as a state, a part of a state, a mountain range, etc. ... The Collegiate Peaks Wilderness is a 168,000 acre area located in central Colorado between Leadville and Buena Vista to the east and Aspen to the west and Crested Butte to the southwest. ... The Sawatch Range (sometimes Saguache Range) is a mountain range in central Colorado containing several of the Rocky Mountains highest peaks, including Mount Elbert, at 14,440 ft (4,401 m) the highest peak in the Rockies. ... Rafting is a recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other body of water. ... Sea Kayaking at Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. ... Fly rod and reel with a wild brown trout from a chalk stream. ... The Arkansas River flows through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. ... This article is about mountains. ... For other uses, see Elk (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Shaw, 1804 Synonyms Desmarest Cuvier[1] Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)[2] is one of three species of mountain sheep in North America and Siberia; the other two species being Ovis dalli, that includes Dall Sheep and Stones Sheep, and the Siberian Snow sheep Ovis nivicola. ... Binomial name Oreamnos americanus (Blainville, 1816) The Rocky Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), often called simply mountain goat, is a large hoofed mammal found only in North America. ... Genera Aepyceros Alcelaphus Antidorcas Antilope Cephalophus Connochaetes Damaliscus Gazella Hippotragus Kobus Madoqua Neotragus Oreotragus Oryx Ourebia Pantholops Procapra Sylvicapra Taurotragus Tragelaphus and others Antelope are herbivorous mammals of the family Bovidae, often noted for their horns. ...


Buena Vista incorporated in 1879 and grew as a railroad town serving the local silver, gold, and lead mining industry, with three rail lines including the Denver & Rio Grande, South Park & Pacific, and Colorado Midland railroads. Many of the existing buildings of Buena Vista date back to this era, and were built in the 1880s and 1890s. Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Colorado railroads | New Mexico railroads | Utah railroads ... The Colorado Midland Railway, incorporated in 1883, was the first standard gauge railroad built over the Continental Divide in Colorado. ...


In 2005, Outside Magazine named Buena Vista one of "The Best Towns in the U.S." and a "New American Dream Town," due in part to the new South Main development, part of the New Urbanism movement which advocates a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly development framed by architecture and landscape design that celebrate local history, climate, ecology, and building practice, with a village square surrounded by a retail hub, here incorporating a kayaking water park and riverside park with bike paths and beaches. The New urbanism is an American urban design movement that arose in the early 1980s. ...


Note: The name "Buena Vista," Spanish for "Beautiful View," can often be heard pronounced locally as "Byoona Vista." This Americanized pronunciation was specified by Alsina Dearheimer, who chose this name for the town, which was officially selected over other names (Cottonwood, Mahonville) on the occasion of the town's incorporation. Alternate pronunciations include the more linguistically correct "Bweynah Veesta" and simply "Byoonie." To avoid controversy many residents simply refer to the town as "BV."


Oklahoma country music singer and songwriter Jeremy Castle released a song entitled "A Little Bit Like Heaven" in 2004, which celebrates beauty of the town of Buena Vista, Colorado. Jeremy Castle 2002 Jeremy Glen Castle (August 2, 1974) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Oklahoma. ...

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Geography

Buena Vista is located at 38°50′20″N, 106°7′58″W (38.838790, -106.132886).GR1


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,195 people, 978 households, and 622 families residing in the town. The population density was 246.4/km² (638.6/mi²). There were 1,124 housing units at an average density of 126.2/km² (327.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.81% White, 0.09% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.73% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.74% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 978 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...


In the town the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.


The median income for a household in the town was $34,800, and the median income for a family was $40,455. Males had a median income of $32,841 versus $25,486 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,920. About 9.4% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


References

  1. ^ a b Active Colorado Municipalities (HTML). State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
  2. ^ Colorado Municipal Incorporations (HTML). State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives (2004-12-01). Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved on September 4, 2007.

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