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 Aguilar
is in the heart of the Apishapa River Valley in
south central Colorado, midway between Trinidad
and Walsenburg. The dry exhilirating climate in
the Aguilar area makes for healthful, happy living
with its' restful, sleep-inducing cool nights and
warm (but not hot) sunny days. County Road 46.0
goes through town and then west past Gulnare and
leads to the top of Cordova Pass (elevation 11,205
feet) over which towers the West Spanish Peak (elevation
13,656 feet), flanked on the west by the Culebra
Range of the snow-capped Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
A well marked timber trail through the San Isabel
National Forest leads to the top of the West Spanish
Peak. It is rugged climbing but it affords a magnificent
and unforgetable view of the vast countryside below.
There
were 593 people, 243 households, and 165 families
residing in the town. The population density was
587.1/km² (1,508.8/mi²). There were 291
housing units at an average density of 288.1/km²
(740.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town
was 86.00% White, 3.04% Native American, 0.34% Asian,
6.91% from other races, and 3.71% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.54%
of the population.
There
were 243 households out of which 23.5% had children
under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were
married couples living together, 14.4% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were
non-families. 27.2% of all households were made
up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone
who was 65 years of age or older. The average household
size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.
Aguilars
population was spread out with 23.3% under the age
of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44,
28.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years
of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For
every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
Aguilar
median income for a household in the town was $23,750,
and the median income for a family was $30,815.
Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $21,250
for females. The per capita income for the town
was $11,249. About 27.8% of families and 34.3% of
the population were below the poverty line, including
64.0% of those under age 18 and 25.7% of those age
65 or over.
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