Cimarron Hills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Cimarron Hills is an enclave of the City of Colorado Springs. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Cimarron Hills CDP was 19,311 at the United States Census 2020. of 2000, there were 15,194 people, 5,382 households, and 4,031 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 5,556 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.67% White, 8.01% African American, 0.79% Native American, 2.55% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander, 4.47% from other races, and 5.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.83% of the population.

There were 5,382 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 38.2% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,363, and the median income for a family was $48,091. Males had a median income of $32,228 versus $25,611 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,709. About 6.4% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

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The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Cimarron Hills CDP for the 1980 United States census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Cimarron Hills had a population of 19,311. The median age was 33.4 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.9 males age 18 and over.

There were 7,070 households in Cimarron Hills, of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.2% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 12,235 || 63.4%

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| Black or African American || 1,443 || 7.5%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 283 || 1.5%

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| Asian || 630 || 3.3%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 89 || 0.5%

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| Some other race || 1,662 || 8.6%

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| Two or more races || 2,969 || 15.4%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 4,518 || 23.4%

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Transportation

Highway: Cimarron Hills is 1.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 24. It is also 9 miles from Interstate 25.

Air: The community is three miles north of the Colorado Springs Airport.

Rail: In 1888, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad began construction of a main line between Limon and Colorado Springs, passing through Cimarron Hills. The Rocky Mountain Rocket provided passenger service from 1939 to 1966. In later years, the Cadillac and Lake City Railway provided service between Cimarron Hills and Limon. Although the tracks were removed in 1993, the railroad grade can still be seen as a prominent U-shape in aerial images of Cimarron Hills.

Education

The CDP is divided between School District 49<!--UNI 03870--> to the north (with most of the CDP) and the Colorado Springs School District 11<!--UNI 03060--> to the south.

See also

  • Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Front Range Urban Corridor
  • List of census-designated places in Colorado
  • List of populated places in Colorado

References

  • State of Colorado
  • History Colorado
  • El Paso County website