The Town of Timnath is a Statutory Town located in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1882, Timnath is a small agricultural/farming community located southeast of Fort Collins, Colorado, approximately one-half mile east of the Harmony Road/Interstate 25 interchange, on a small bluff east of the Cache la Poudre River. The surrounding farmlands have been used primarily for potatoes, alfalfa, sugar beets, and cattle. Although the town has remained virtually unchanged in recent decades, the encroaching growth of both Fort Collins to the west and Windsor to the south have placed the town in an area considered favorable to development. The population was 6,487 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 10,848 in 2024. The first schoolhouse was constructed that year, approximately one-half mile west of the current town, and was named "Fairview". By 1880, the community had outgrown the schoolhouse, and new "Fairview" school was built just north of the current town. The school also served as an early meeting place for the Presbyterian Church. The turning point in the early history of the community was in 1882, with the arrival of the Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad (controlled by the Union Pacific) linking Greeley and Fort Collins. The following year, the Presbyterian Church, petitioned by local residents, sent a missionary to found a congregation. The current structure along Main Street dates from that year.
A post office was established in 1884, headed by Reverend Charles A. Taylor, the local Presbyterian minister. When the post office was formed, Taylor bestowed the current name of the town from the 14th chapter of the Book of Judges, as the place where Samson went to obtain a Philistine wife. In 1900 the second school became outdated and a new one was built, dropping the name "Fairview" permanently. This structure currently stands as an out-building to the current elementary school. A larger school was built in 1918 (which burned in 1935 and was rebuilt the following year). The school district was consolidated with that of Fort Collins in 1960.
During World War II, the Empire of Japan launched Fu-Go balloon bombs that floated across the Pacific to the U.S. One of these bombs dropped and exploded in a field in Timnath.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water.
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<br>2020 Census The population density was . The median age was 35.6 years. 34.5% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.8% were under 5 years of age, and 9.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.8 males age 18 and over.
77.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 22.3% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,002 households and 1,814 families residing in the town. Of all households, 57.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 81.3% were married-couple households, 6.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 9.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 6.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!Race
!Number
!Percent
|-
|White (NH)
|5,271
|81.3%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|39
|0.6%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|12
|0.2%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|299
|4.6%
|-
|Pacific Islander (NH)
|1
|0.0%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|38
|0.6%
|-
|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|288
|4.4%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|539
|8.3%
|-
|Total
|6,487
|100.00%
|}
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 625 people, 214 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 243 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 94.4% White, 0.6% African American, 0.0% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. 6.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 214 households, out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 16.4% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males.
Income and poverty
In the 2009-2013 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the town was $113,144, and the median income for a family was $114,318. The per capita income for the town was $40,889. 1.5% of the population and 1.1% of families were below the poverty line. 1.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Demographic estimates
Timnath has experienced significant population growth in recent years and was the fastest growing town in Colorado in 2022 (19.2%) and the fastest growing town in Colorado since the start of the decade (44.0%).
Notable people
- Jean Bethke Elshtain, political philosopher
References
External links
- Town of Timnath – official website
- Town of Timnath Google My Business