The Town of Erie is a home rule town located in Weld and Boulder counties, Colorado, United States. Erie is approximately 35 minutes from Denver International Airport, 25 minutes from Denver and 20 minutes from Boulder.

History

In the mid-1860s, coal was discovered in southwestern corner of Weld County in the Territory of Colorado. Erie was originally settled in 1867 and named after Erie, Pennsylvania, the former home of early settler Richard Van Valkenburg.

In 1870, railway service was established by the Denver-Pacific Spur Railroad, and in 1871, the Denver & Boulder Valley Railroad was built through the area, connecting Boulder and Brighton. and the Town of Erie was incorporated on November 16, 1874. The first school was established in 1874, with 33 students enrolling. Erie was unique among local coal mining towns because the local coal miners actually owned land or houses in town, instead of setting up temporary camps.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Erie had a population of 30,038. The median age was 37.4 years. 29.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.6 males age 18 and over.

There were 10,047 households in Erie, of which 48.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 70.4% were married-couple households, 9.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 24,255 || 80.7%

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| Black or African American || 258 || 0.9%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 109 || 0.4%

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| Asian || 1,649 || 5.5%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 30 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 649 || 2.2%

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| Two or more races || 3,088 || 10.3%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 3,068 || 10.2%

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2010 census

As of the 2010 Census there were 18,186 people in the Town of Erie.

Demographic estimates

According to the Town of Erie Community Development Department, the average household size was 2.91.

Population: Under 5 years - 9.6%, 5 to 9 years - 10.3%, 10 to 14 years - 7.4%, 15 to 19 years - 5.4%, 20 to 24 years - 2.7%, 25 to 29 years - 4.9%, 30 to 34 years - 8.1%, 35 to 39 years - 10.4%, 40 to 44 years - 9.8%, 45 to 49 years - 8.5%, 50 to 54 years - 7.25%, 55 to 59 years - 5.5%, 60 to 64 years - 4.5%, 65 to 69 years - 2.5%, 70 to 74 years - 1.4%, 75 to 79 years - 0.9%, 80 to 84 years - 0.5%, 85 and older - 0.35%.

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the town was $99,804, and the median income for a family was $108,058. The per capita income for the town was $38,965.

Government

thumb|Town Hall of Erie, Colorado

The Town Council serves as the legislative and governing body of the town of Erie and is responsible for establishing town policies and goals. The council has the authority to adopt laws, ordinances and resolutions as needed to conduct the business of the town, and by ordinance may enter into contracts or intergovernmental agreements to furnish, receive services or to provide for cooperative service delivery.

Appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Town Council, the Town Manager is the chief operating and administrative officer of the town and is responsible for providing professional leadership in the administration and execution of policies and objectives formulated by the council.

Erie Municipal Airport (EIK) is owned and operated by the Town of Erie and is located on Colorado Highway 7, a little over three miles west of Interstate 25. The main runway is concrete paved and long.

Arts and culture

There is an active group of artists in Erie. There are good venues for art at the Erie Community Center and High Plains Library, and shows change about every two months.

The Art Center of Erie (known as the A.C.E.) at 625 Pierce Street in Old Town Erie is open for visual and performing arts programs and is operated by the Arts Coalition of Erie. Classes and events are held year round at the site (an old children's library owned by the Town of Erie) leased by the Arts Coalition of Erie.

Transport

The town has an airport, the Erie Municipal Airport.

I-25 to the east, E470 to the south, State Highway 7, and State Highway 52 are the major roads for transportation through Erie.

See also

  • Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
  • Front Range Urban Corridor
  • List of municipalities in Colorado
  • List of populated places in Colorado
  • List of post offices in Colorado

References

  • State of Colorado
  • History Colorado
  • Town of Erie website