Colo, Iowa
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Colo is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 868 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area', which is a part of the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'. Colo is located on the historic Lincoln Highway, modern day U.S. Highway 30 and U.S. Highway 65 and the cross country line of the Union Pacific railroad.
[edit] Geography
Colo is located at (42.016945, -93.317377)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 868 people, 339 households, and 248 families residing in the city. The population density was 435.2/km² (1,121.9/mi²). There were 354 housing units at an average density of 177.5/km² (457.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.70% White, 0.92% African American, 0.46% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.
There were 339 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,711, and the median income for a family was $48,438. Males had a median income of $33,500 versus $24,091 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,173. About 2.8% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
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