Mountain View, Colorado
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The Town of Mountain View is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson County
, Colorado
, United States
. Mountain View is situated northwest of, and adjacent to, the City and County of Denver
. The United States Census Bureau
estimates that the town population was 529 on 2005-07-01. The Denver Post Office (ZIP Code
80212) serves Mountain View.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 569 people, 272 households, and 130 families residing in the town. The population density
was 6,229.4 people per square mile (2,441.0/km²). There were 287 housing units at an average density of 3,142.1 per square mile (1,231.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 52.4% White, 8.6% African American, 1.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 3.87% from other races
, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.7% of the population.
There were 572 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.5% were married couples
living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.2% were non-families. 41.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,364, and the median income for a family was $42,250. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $27,063 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $21,425. About 12.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
The Town called an emergency meeting on March 2, 2009 to get input on its future. The Town sent a letter http://home.att.net/~mvpd/urgent_letter_3_2_09.pdf to all residents stating that it faces a growing debt crisis, with a budget shortfall between six and eight thousand dollars a month. The letter stated that its police officers have been paid late three times in the last 2 months, 40 percent of the town's businesses have closed, and that it petitioned the Attorney General of Colorado to use DEA seizure money to pay police department salaries which was declined in May 2009.
The letter proposed imposing additional fees for police services and even streetlights, noting in its last sentence that being annexed into a neighboring community is one possible outcome of the fiscal crisis.
The same article notes: "Even though Mountain View is small, its police department is aggressive in traffic enforcement. In the last 2½ years, they've issued approximately 7,200 tickets, according to assistant town attorney Hilary Mogue Graham."
Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County , whose slogan is the "Gateway to the Rocky Mountains", is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Located along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, Jefferson County is adjacent to the west side of the state capital, Denver....
, Colorado
Colorado
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, United States
United States
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. Mountain View is situated northwest of, and adjacent to, the City and County of Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. The United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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estimates that the town population was 529 on 2005-07-01. The Denver Post Office (ZIP Code
ZIP Code
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80212) serves Mountain View.
Geography
Mountain View is located at 39°46′32"N 105°3′22"W (39.775692, -105.056122).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 569 people, 272 households, and 130 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 6,229.4 people per square mile (2,441.0/km²). There were 287 housing units at an average density of 3,142.1 per square mile (1,231.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 52.4% White, 8.6% African American, 1.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 3.87% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.7% of the population.
There were 572 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.2% were non-families. 41.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,364, and the median income for a family was $42,250. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $27,063 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $21,425. About 12.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
History
Mountain View was incorporated in 1904 on the land occupied by the Berkeley Annex subdivision established in 1888, which itself was part of the Berkeley Farm founded by John Brisben Walker in 1879.Economy
With its land area of only 12 square blocks, Mountain View has a tiny retail sales tax base from which to raise revenue and relies primarily on traffic tickets to pay its police and municipal employees.The Town called an emergency meeting on March 2, 2009 to get input on its future. The Town sent a letter http://home.att.net/~mvpd/urgent_letter_3_2_09.pdf to all residents stating that it faces a growing debt crisis, with a budget shortfall between six and eight thousand dollars a month. The letter stated that its police officers have been paid late three times in the last 2 months, 40 percent of the town's businesses have closed, and that it petitioned the Attorney General of Colorado to use DEA seizure money to pay police department salaries which was declined in May 2009.
The letter proposed imposing additional fees for police services and even streetlights, noting in its last sentence that being annexed into a neighboring community is one possible outcome of the fiscal crisis.
Police Department And Controversies
In 2007 Colorado Bureau of Investigations reported that Mountain View had a total of 6 sworn police officers.The same article notes: "Even though Mountain View is small, its police department is aggressive in traffic enforcement. In the last 2½ years, they've issued approximately 7,200 tickets, according to assistant town attorney Hilary Mogue Graham."
See also
- Colorado municipalitiesColorado municipalitiesThe U.S. state of Colorado currently has 271 active incorporated municipalities, including 196 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments.-Municipal government:...
- Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical AreaDenver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Areathumb|300px|Map of the 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical AreaThe Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Combined Statistical Area located in the Denver region of the state of Colorado...
- Front Range Urban CorridorFront Range Urban CorridorThe Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The corridor derives its name from the Front Range, the mountain range that defines the west central boundary of the...