Idaho Springs, Colorado

Clear Creek County

08-38370

Idaho Springs is a city in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States, about 45 kilometers west of Denver. In 2010, the city had 1717 inhabitants. The city was founded in 1859 at the beginning of the gold rush in Colorado and gained regional importance as a supply point for the surrounding mines.

Today, the town is located off the I -70 and acts as a sort of " bedroom community " for employees of the nearby Loveland ski area. Although Idaho Springs is the largest city in Clear Creek County, the county seat is located in Georgetown.

Geography

Idaho Springs ' geographical coordinates are 39 ° 45 'N, 105 ° 31' W39.7425 - 105.51444444444 ( 39.742456, -105.514391 ). The place is located at the point where the Chicago Creek empties into Clear Creek. To the east of the urban area also opens from the right of the Soda Creek.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 km ², which account for all of it land. In Idaho Springs is located at the junction of here running along with US-6 and US- 40 I -70 at 13th Avenue (Exit 240) the western end of the Colorado State Highway 103; However, this road leads from the southwest to Idaho Springs into it.

History

During the Colorado Gold Rush discovered on January 5, 1859 Gold Digger George A. Jackson at the site of present-day Idaho Springs Gold. It was the first major discovery of gold in Colorado. Born in Missouri, Jackson had had experience in California and let him lead the steam clouds to some of the nearby hot springs in his search. His Fund retained Jackson a few months for himself, but others followed him to his excavation site after he had paid equipment with gold dust. The settlement was first called Spanish Bar and was later renamed Idaho Springs because of the hot springs.

The first finds by gold panners were soon followed by the discovery of gold veins in the rock walls on both sides of Clear Creek. A strike by miners Idaho Springs ' in May 1903 resulted in clashes and was one of the local theaters of violent labor strike that entered under the name Colorado Labor Wars in history.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 1889 people in Idaho Springs. The population density was 701.3 people per km ². There were 904 housing units at an average 335.6 per km ². The population of Idaho Springss consisted of 94.71 % White, 0.74 % African American, 1.06 % Native American, 0.48 % Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 1.54 % reported from other races and 1.48 % from two or more races. 5.03 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents of Idaho Springss distributed to 841 households out of which 27.1% were living in children under 18 years. 42.8 % married couples living together, 10.9 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3 % were non-families. 33.2 % of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 8.4 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size is 2.87 people.

The population was spread out with 23.1 % under the, 9.1 % 18 -24- year-old, 30.3 % 25 -44- year-old, 28.0% 45-64 year olds and 9.5 % under the age of 65 years or more. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 103.9 males.

The median household income in Idaho Springs was 39 643 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the height of 48,790 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 35 446 U.S. dollars, compared to 22,688 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 20 789 U.S. dollars. 6.7% of the population and 2.2 % of families were below the poverty line, including 5.4 % of those affected and 13.4 % of those age 65 or over.

Attractions

• Argo Tunnel, Gold Mill and Museum
• Edgar Experimental Mine, a training mine in the Colorado School of Mines
• Phoenix Gold Mine
• Statue of cartoon character Steve Canyon