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Dolores is a town located in Montezuma County, Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 857, and is one of three incorporated municipalities in the County. Montezuma County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
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Dolores (Spanish for "sorrow" and named for the river on which it is located) is located at the mouth of the Dolores Valley and the upper reaches of McPhee Reservoir, approximately 40 miles from the Four Corners Monument. Established as a station on the Denver, Rio Grande and Southern Railway, it replaced an earlier town now drowned by McPhee. This article needs to be wikified. ...
The marker at the exact Four Corners point. ...
Geography Dolores is located at 37°28'28" North, 108°29'54" West (37.474540, -108.498294)GR1. Image File history File links COMap-doton-Dolores. ...
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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The town is confined to a narrow valley bottom along the Dolores River near the point where the river turns from flowing southward out of the San Juan Mountains to the north. Built-up areas outside the city limits include extensive residential, commercial, and minor-industrial areas upstream in the valley floor, on Summit Ridge to the southwest, and on high ground to the north, at the intersections of Colorado Highways 145 and 184.
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 857 people, 372 households, and 231 families residing in the town. The population density is 472.7/km² (1,225.2/mi²). There are 423 housing units at an average density of 233.3/km² (604.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 84.13% White, 0.00% African American, 6.30% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 5.83% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. 14.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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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. ...
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. ...
There are 372 households out of which 29.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% are married couples living together, 17.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% are non-families. 32.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 2.88. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...
In the town the population is spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $30,417, and the median income for a family is $32,188. Males have a median income of $27,404 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income for the town is $14,912. 17.3% of the population and 16.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.1% of those under the age of 18 and 11.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
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