Bayfield, Colorado

Bayfield, Colorado
Statutory Town [1]
Bayfield Town Hall
Location of the Town of Bayfield in La Plata County, Colorado.
Bayfield Location of the Town of Bayfield in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°14′03″N107°35′43″W / 37.23417°N 107.59528°W / 37.23417; -107.59528 [2]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	La Plata [1]
Incorporated (town)	August 18, 1906 [3]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town [1]
• Mayor	Tom Au [4]
• Town Manager	Katie Sickles [5]
Area [6]
• Total	1.646 sq mi (4.264 km2)
• Land	1.646 sq mi (4.264 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,975 ft (2,126 m)
Population  (2020) [6]
• Total	2,838
• Density	1,724/sq mi (666/km2)
•  Metro	55,638
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code	81122 [7]
Area code	9708849544
FIPS code	08-05265
GNIS feature ID	2411667 [2]
Website	www.bayfieldgov.org

Bayfield is a Statutory Town located in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. ^[1] The town population was 2,838 at the 2020 United States Census, a +21.65% increase since the 2010 United States Census. ^[6] Bayfield is part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The town derives its name from W.A. Bay, founder. ^[8]

On January 19, 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 crashed in Bayfield, killing nine of the 17 people aboard. ^[9]

Geography

Bayfield is located along U.S. Highway 160.

At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 1,054 acres (4.264 km²), all of it land. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	227		—
1920	267		17.6%
1930	277		3.7%
1940	372		34.3%
1950	335		−9.9%
1960	322		−3.9%
1970	320		−0.6%
1980	724		126.3%
1990	1,090		50.6%
2000	1,549		42.1%
2010	2,333		50.6%
2020	2,838		21.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census ^[10] of 2000, there were 1,549 people, 567 households, and 409 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,433.3 inhabitants per square mile (553.4/km²). There were 597 housing units at an average density of 552.4 per square mile (213.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.67% White, 0.19% African American, 2.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 3.36% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.46% of the population.

There were 567 households, out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,336, and the median income for a family was $46,583. Males had a median income of $34,464 versus $22,027 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,324. About 2.9% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

See also

• Colorado portal

• Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
• Spring Creek Archeological District, a Basketmaker and Pueblo site near Bayfield

References

1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved October 15, 2021.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayfield, Colorado
3. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
4. Hollinshead, Matt (April 2, 2024). "Tom Au bests incumbent Ashleigh Tarkington to become Bayfield mayor". The Durango Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
5. "Administration". Town of Bayfield. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
6. "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
7. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. August 20, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on August 21, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
8. Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 9.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. TRANS-COLORADO AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 2286, FAIRCHILD METRO III, SA227 AC, N68TC, BAYFIELD, COLORADO, JANUARY 19, 1988 (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. February 4, 1989. NTSB/AAR-89/01. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
10. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

• Town of Bayfield website
• CDOT map of the Town of Bayfield