Battlement Mesa is an unincorporated community, a census-designated place (CDP), and post office in and governed by Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Battlement Mesa post office has the ZIP Codes 81635 and 81636 (for post office boxes). In 2003, the State Historical Fund awarded a grant to The Grand Valley Historical Society to restore the school building.
Geography
Battlement Mesa is located in Garfield County on the south side of the Colorado River. It is bordered to the northwest, across the river, by the town of Parachute. Interstate 70 passes through Parachute, providing access to Battlement Mesa from Exit 75. I-70 leads east to Glenwood Springs, the Garfield County seat, and southwest to Grand Junction. Denver is east via I-70.
At the 2020 United States census, the Battlement Mesa CDP had an area of , including of water.
Demographics
<!-- As of the census of 2000, there were 3,497 people, 1,476 households, and 1,031 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.94% White, 0.40% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 2.00% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.06% of the population.
There were 1,476 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,680, and the median income for a family was $42,331. Males had a median income of $31,924 versus $21,798 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,653. About 3.2% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Battlement Mesa had a population of 5,438. The median age was 34.5 years. 27.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.7 males age 18 and over.
91.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,109 households in Battlement Mesa, of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.4% were married-couple households, 18.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.