Wiley, Colorado

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Town of Wiley, Colorado
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Entering Wiley from the east.
Prowers County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Wiley Highlighted 0885045.svg
Location of Wiley in Prowers County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°9′18″N102°43′9″W / 38.15500°N 102.71917°W / 38.15500; -102.71917
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] Prowers County
Incorporated January 28, 1909 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.31 sq mi (0.81 km2)
 • Land0.31 sq mi (0.81 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
3,747 ft (1,142 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total437
 • Density1,400/sq mi (540/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
81092
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-85045
GNIS feature ID 0195426
Website www.townofwiley.us

Wiley is a Statutory Town in Prowers County, Colorado, United States. The population was 437 at the 2020 Census. [5]

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Description

A post office called Wiley has been in operation since 1907. [7] The community was named after W. M. Wiley, a first settler. [8]

Geography

Wiley is located at 38°9′18″N102°43′9″W / 38.15500°N 102.71917°W / 38.15500; -102.71917 (38.155018, -102.719138). [9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 197—
1920 565186.8%
1930 5894.2%
1940 413−29.9%
1950 4171.0%
1960 383−8.2%
1970 357−6.8%
1980 42519.0%
1990 406−4.5%
2000 48319.0%
2010 405−16.1%
2020 4377.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census [10] of 2010, there were 405 people, 162 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,384.4 inhabitants per square mile (534.5/km2). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 558.9 per square mile (215.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 83% White, 0.7% African American, 0% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 13.8% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.2% of the population.

There were 162 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,294, and the median income for a family was $32,143. Males had a median income of $30,156 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,115. About 13.1% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Highway: Wiley is 0.2 miles east of U.S. Highway 287.

Rail: (Historical information) Wiley was once served by the Arkansas Valley subdivision of the Acheson, Topeka and Santa Fe railway.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Wiley town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service . Retrieved January 9, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 52.
  9. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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