# Boone, Colorado

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**Boone** is a [statutory town](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Colorado#Statutory_town) located along the [Arkansas River](/source/Arkansas_River) in [Pueblo County](/source/Pueblo_County,_Colorado), [Colorado](/source/Colorado), United States.[4] The town population was 305 at the [2020 United States census](/source/2020_United_States_census).[5]

## History

Boone was founded as Booneville during the [Pikes Peak Gold Rush](/source/Pikes_Peak_Gold_Rush) by Albert Gallatin Boone, a grandson of [Daniel Boone](/source/Daniel_Boone). The Booneville, Colorado Territory, post office opened on January 2, 1863.[6] Boone was the first postmaster and for a brief time Indian agent to the Cheyenne and Arapaho.[7][8] Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.[9] The name of the Booneville post office was shortened to Boone on December 5, 1891,[6] and the Town of Boone was incorporated on September 22, 1956.[2]

## Geography

At the [2020 United States census](/source/2020_United_States_census), the town had a total area of 249 acres (1.006 square kilometres) including 6.2 acres (0.025 square kilometres) of water.[5]

## Demographics

Boone is a part of the [Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area](/source/Pueblo,_CO_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area) and the [Front Range Urban Corridor](/source/Front_Range_Urban_Corridor).

As of the [census](/source/Census)[10] of 2000, there were 323 people, 131 households, and 89 families residing in the town. The population density was 719.7 inhabitants per square mile (277.9 /km2). There were 148 housing units at an average density of 329.8 inhabitants per square mile (127.3 /km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.50% [White](/source/White_(U.S._Census)), 0.62% [African American](/source/African_American_(U.S._Census)), 0.62% [Native American](/source/Native_American_(U.S._Census)), 1.55% from [other races](/source/Race_(United_States_Census)), and 3.72% from two or more races. [Hispanic](/source/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)) or [Latino](/source/Latino_(U.S._Census)) of any race were 31.58% of the population.

There were 131 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [married couples](/source/Marriage) living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $26,964. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $21,875 for females. The [per capita income](/source/Per_capita_income) for the town was $18,628. About 7.8% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the [poverty line](/source/Poverty_line), including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

## Education

It is in the [Pueblo County School District 70](/source/Pueblo_County_School_District_70).[11] Zoned schools include Avondale Elementary School,[12] Vineland Middle School,[13] and [Pueblo County High School](/source/Pueblo_County_High_School).[14]

Boone was first zoned to Pueblo County High at some point after 1953.[15] Boone previously had its own elementary school, with its final building opening in the 1950s, but the numbers of students declined, and it closed in 1987.[16]

## See also

- [Arkansas River](/source/Arkansas_River)
- [Front Range Urban Corridor](/source/Front_Range_Urban_Corridor)
- [List of municipalities in Colorado](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Colorado)
- [List of populated places in Colorado](/source/List_of_populated_places_in_Colorado)
- [List of post offices in Colorado](/source/List_of_post_offices_in_Colorado)
- [Pike's Peak Gold Rush](/source/Pike's_Peak_Gold_Rush)
- [Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area](/source/Pueblo,_CO_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area)

## References

1. ["Colorado Counties"](https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicCounties.jsf). [Colorado Department of Local Affairs](/source/Colorado_Department_of_Local_Affairs). Retrieved January 29, 2025.

1. ["Colorado Municipal Incorporations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030823045734/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html). [State of Colorado](/source/Colorado), Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from [the original](http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html) on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.

1. ["ZIP Code Lookup"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070903025217/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp) ([JavaScript](/source/JavaScript)/[HTML](/source/HTML)). [United States Postal Service](/source/United_States_Postal_Service). Archived from [the original](http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.

1. ["Active Colorado Municipalities"](https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicMunicipalities.jsf). [Colorado Department of Local Affairs](/source/Colorado_Department_of_Local_Affairs). Retrieved February 13, 2025.

1. ["Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data"](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/rdo/summary-files.html). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau), [United States Department of Commerce](/source/United_States_Department_of_Commerce). August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.

1. Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). *Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989*. [Golden, Colorado](/source/Golden,_Colorado): [Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation](/source/Colorado_Railroad_Museum). ISBN 0-918654-42-4.

1. Pages 94 and 114, *Life of George Bent: Written From His Letters*, by George E. Hyde, edited by Savoie Lottinville, University of Oklahoma Press (1968), hardcover, 390 pages; trade paperback, 280 pages (March 1983) ISBN 0-8061-1577-7 ISBN 978-0806115771

1. [Colorado Facts and Trivia, Page 3](http://www.legendsofamerica.com/CP-ColoradoFacts3.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090816111748/http://www.legendsofamerica.com/CP-ColoradoFacts3.html) August 16, 2009 at the Wayback Machine

1. [Ulysses S. Grant](/source/Ulysses_S._Grant) (August 1, 1876). ["Proclamation 230—Admission of Colorado into the Union"](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-230-admission-colorado-into-the-union). The American Presidency Project. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

1. ["U.S. Census website"](https://www.census.gov). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). Retrieved January 31, 2008.

1. Geography Division (December 17, 2020). [*2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pueblo County, CO*](https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st08_co/schooldistrict_maps/c08101_pueblo/DC20SD_C08101.pdf). [U.S. Census Bureau](/source/U.S._Census_Bureau). Retrieved 2025-08-04. - [Text list](https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st08_co/schooldistrict_maps/c08101_pueblo/DC20SD_C08101_SD2MS.txt)

1. [*Pueblo School District No. 70 Elementary School Boundaries*](https://www.district70.org:443/ourpages/auto/2021/8/3/52631000/Elementary%20Schools%20boundary%20map.pdf). [Pueblo County School District 70](/source/Pueblo_County_School_District_70). Retrieved 2025-08-05.

1. [*Pueblo School District No. 70 Middle School Boundaries*](https://www.district70.org:443/ourpages/auto/2021/8/3/52631000/Middle%20Schools%20boundary%20map.pdf). [Pueblo County School District 70](/source/Pueblo_County_School_District_70). Retrieved 2025-08-05.

1. [*Pueblo School District No. 70 High School Boundaries*](https://www.district70.org:443/ourpages/auto/2021/8/3/52631000/High%20Schools%20boundary%20map.pdf?rnd=1628022714960). [Pueblo County School District 70](/source/Pueblo_County_School_District_70). Retrieved 2025-08-05.

1. Perez, Gayle (2003-09-28). ["County High built after consolidation"](https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2003/09/28/county-high-built-after-consolidation/8930964007/). *[The Pueblo Chieftain](/source/The_Pueblo_Chieftain)*. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

1. Perez, Gayle (2009-08-23). ["Slew of District 70 schools turn 50"](https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2009/08/23/slew-district-70-schools-turn/8502517007/). *[The Pueblo Chieftain](/source/The_Pueblo_Chieftain)*. Retrieved 2025-08-06.

## External links

- [State of Colorado](https://www.colorado.gov/) - [History Colorado](https://www.historycolorado.org/)

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