Lochbuie, Colorado

Town of Lochbuie, Colorado
Statutory Town
The Lochbuie Administration Building.
The Lochbuie Administration Building.
Location of Lochbuie in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado.
Location of Lochbuie in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°0′36″N 104°42′29″W / 40.01000°N 104.70806°W / 40.01000; -104.70806
Country United States
State State of Colorado
CountiesWeld County[1]
Adams County
IncorporatedMay 1974[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
3.71 sq mi (9.60 km2)
 • Land3.68 sq mi (9.54 km2)
 • Water0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
[5]
5,020 ft (1,530 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
8,088
 • Density2,200/sq mi (848/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80603
Area codesBoth 303 and 720
FIPS code08-45530
GNIS feature ID1669461
WebsiteTown of Lochbuie

The Town of Lochbuie (/lɒkˈbuːi/ lok-BOO-ee)[7] is a statutory town located in Weld and Adams counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The town population was 8,088 at the 2020 United States census.[4]

Geography

Lochbuie is located at 40°0′36″N 104°42′29″W / 40.01000°N 104.70806°W / 40.01000; -104.70806 (40.009864, -104.708080).[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.5 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (1.47%) is water.

History

Lochbuie was developed in the 1960s as the Spacious Living Mobile Home Park and known as Space City until it was incorporated in 1974.[9] The town was named Lochbuie after Lochbuie, Mull, in Scotland.[10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980895—
19901,16830.5%
20002,04975.4%
20104,726130.6%
20208,08871.1%
2023 (est.)8,336[11] Increase3.1%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Lochbuie had a population of 8,088. The median age was 30.6 years. 31.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 6.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.4 males age 18 and over.[12][13]

96.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.5% lived in rural areas.[14]

There were 2,515 households in Lochbuie, of which 48.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.6% were married-couple households, 15.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]

There were 2,565 housing units, of which 1.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.3%.[12]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[13]
Race Number Percent
White 4,769 59.0%
Black or African American 107 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 147 1.8%
Asian 117 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 11 0.1%
Some other race 1,678 20.7%
Two or more races 1,259 15.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,683 45.5%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Lochbuie town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lochbuie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
  7. ^ "Colorado Day: How the bleep do you say that? A Colorado guide". TheDenverChannel.com. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ^ Dexheimer, Eric. "Turning Water into Whine", Westword, August 20, 1998, accessed March 6, 2011
  10. ^ Capace, Nancy The Encyclopedia of Colorado
  11. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  13. ^ a b "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  14. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
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